Berlin culture minister resigns over irregular distribution of funds to fight antisemitism

<p>Auditor found Sarah Wedl-Wilson approved payments of public money to groups that had not been fully vetted</p><p>Berlin’s top culture official, British-born Sarah Wedl-Wilson, has stood down over a funding scandal involving the the irregular distribution of €2.6m in public money for programmes to fight antisemitism.</p><p>As culture senator for the Berlin regional government, Wedl-Wilson had already sacked a state secretary in her department, Oliver Friederici, over the affair this week, but the opposition called him a mere scapegoat.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/24/berlin-culture-minister-sarah-wedl-wilson-resigns-irregular-distribution-funds-fight-antisemitism">Continue reading...</a>