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Do EU Structures Enable Far-Right Misuse of Public Money?

Summary by Deutsche Welle
A leaked audit accuses far-right parties of improperly spending millions in EU funds. Critics say it's not just a scandal but a symptom of the EU system's deeper problems.

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Lean Left

With 51 votes in favor and 8 against, MPs supported the interim report of the investigative commission on suspicions of illegal party financing, which found that the SDS allegedly illegally financed party-affiliated media outlets between 2020 and 2022 through public funds.

Lean Left

High amounts for friendly companies, associations, initiatives: According to media reports, the right-wing ID group in the European Parliament is suspected of corruption. Apparently, an AfD local politician also benefited from the funds.

·Germany
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Lean Right

The former ID group has regularly donated to related associations, as a parliamentary audit report shows.

·Vienna, Austria
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Identity and Democracy, a now-defunct group in the European Parliament, may have defrauded more than €4 million between 2019 and 2024, Western media report based on the EP's financial report.

·Poland
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Die Presse broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
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