{"id":361487,"date":"2026-07-15T19:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/do-trumps-grants-for-eu-ngos-constitute-political-interference-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T19:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:00:44","slug":"do-trumps-grants-for-eu-ngos-constitute-political-interference-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/do-trumps-grants-for-eu-ngos-constitute-political-interference-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Trump&#8217;s grants for EU NGOs constitute political interference? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UgxxE0NzVCY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Do Trump's grants for EU NGOs constitute political interference? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UgxxE0NzVCY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;It is illegal to finance political parties in Germany from abroad,&quot; Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after DW\u2019s Nina Haase asked whether he viewed US \u201ccivilizational\u201d grants for European groups as political interference.<br \/>\nThe US State Department has opened applications for millions of dollars in grants for European civil society organizations, NGOs, educational institutions and for-profit groups working on issues including &quot;Western civilization heritage, migration, national sovereignty and free speech.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>#dwgeopolitics<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;It is illegal to finance political parties in Germany from abroad,&quot; Chancellor Friedrich Merz said after DW\u2019s Nina Haase asked whether he viewed US \u201ccivilizational\u201d grants for European groups as political interference. 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