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New documents obtained by the German daily taz indicate that the funding scandal around state-backed antisemitism projects is bigger than previously known. According to the report, the Israel lobby organisation Elnet also received funding, allegedly following political pressure from the CDU and Berlin Senator for Culture Joe Chialo. The revelations are drawing criticism of how Berlin's cultural funding is being handled.

German discussion is centring on the Einspeisevergütung, the feed-in tariff paid to renewable energy producers. Commentators, including taz, warn that recent legislation associated with Katherina Reiche risks undermining the Energiewende, and argue the Bundestag must prevent what they call the strangling of Germany's energy transition. Supporters of solar and wind operators are watching closely how remuneration rates will develop.

CSU leader Markus Söder is being accused of double standards over the federal fiscal equalisation system. Critics point out that while Union politicians rail against financing states governed by the Left party, Söder was notably less rigorous on this at a noafd event in Saxony-Anhalt. A Taz article argues the Union uses the Länderfinanzausgleich as a 'wonder weapon' against left-wing politics, and the debate is drawing attention to Germany's capital Berlin, led by the Left, refusing to co-finance the Union's demands.

A German-language Mastodon account is sharing satirical content targeting what it calls 'kitchen slapstick showman journalism', mocking a supposedly exposed multi-millionaire from the television cooking world. The post is tagged with hashtags on capitalism, satire, journalism and the Left party, and jokes that skilled staff are urgently needed, framing the episode as an example of media spectacle over substance.