Germany rejects US-funded "free speech" programme seen as backing AfD

The Trump administration has launched a funding programme aimed at promoting "freedom of speech and freedom of religion in Europe." Germany has rejected the initiative and demanded the US refrain from interfering in its elections, amid allegations that the programme supports nationalist parties including Alternative for Germany (AfD). The move has sparked broad controversy across the continent.

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