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In February 2025, right after the federal election, CDU/CSU MPs filed a formal parliamentary inquiry ('Kleine Anfrage') titled 'Political neutrality of state-supported organisat…

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In February 2025, right after the federal election, CDU/CSU MPs filed a formal parliamentary inquiry ('Kleine Anfrage') titled 'Political neutrality of state-supported organisations', targeting prominent organisations working on democracy, advocacy, climate, animal rights and non-profit journalism and questioning their public-benefit (charitable) status and the legitimacy of their advocacy.
country
Germany
date text
02/2025
entities
sources
tactics
narratives
channels
  • Formal parliamentary inquiry (Bundestag printed paper 20/15035)
consequence category
Legal/Administrative + Social Trust Erosion
created at
2026-09-25T12:58:55.585736+00:00
date precision
month
escalation
3
harm track
Both
id
DEU-001
institutional consequence
Questioning of public-benefit status; Narrative damage; Chilling effect
notes
Coded Sep 25 2026 from Civic Space Watch (CIVICUS rating: obstructed). Filed after organisations had supported mass protests against cooperation with the far right before the election.
occurred on
2025-02-01
trigger type
TR-02: Civic Mobilization
updated at
2026-09-25T12:58:55.585736+00:00
version
1

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