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The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin

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

Sarah Wedl-Wilson at a press conference
British-born Wedl-Wilson was culture senator for the Berlin regional government. Photograph: Dpa Picture Alliance/Alamy

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.

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.

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