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AfD leader calls Spain €10bn EU fund scandal.

5/15/2026

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  • AfD leader Alice Weidel called the alleged €10 billion diversion of EU Covid recovery funds by Spain’s government under Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a scandal that forces German taxpayers to fund mismanagement.
  • The Sánchez administration argues the reallocation of over €13 billion was legal and will still finance the original NextGenerationEU projects.
  • European Taxpayers Association and EU budget-control MEP Andreas Schwab demanded full disclosure, recovery of the money and criminal consequences.