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Update #4, March 25 2020

News by ARTNET.com:

Germany Has Rolled Out a Staggering €50 Billion Aid Package for Artists and Cultural Businesses, Putting Other Countries to Shame

“Artists are not only indispensable, but also vital, especially now,” says the country’s culture minister.
Source: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/german-bailout-50-billion-1815396


Press Statement of  Monika Grütters, German Minister for Media and Culture (german)

Source: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/bundesregierung/staatsministerin-fuer-kultur-und-medien/aktuelles/bundesregierung-beschliesst-soforthilfe-gruetters-rettungsschirm-fuer-den-kulturbereich–1733612