Media Entrepreneur Weimer โFaces Scrutiny Over Continued Stakeโข in Formerโค Company
Berlin โฃ- Minister of State Dr. Wolfram โWeimer isโข confronting a growing wave โฃof criticism regardingโข his financial ties to Weimer Media Group,โ despite assurances he severed management โขresponsibilitiesโฃ upon โtaking office. Concerns are mounting that his continued ownership stake grants him undue influence as a key media โpolicymaker.
Weimer โขacknowledged aโข campaign againstโค himโ earlier this week inโข Die Welt. The controversyโ centers on hisโ remaining 50 percent share โin the media โgroup, which was not disclosed in a parliamentary response from the federal government to โAlliance90/The Greens on โAugust 4, 2025.The Greens initially raised questions about Weimer’s potentialโค conflicts of interest during the summer,โข specifically concerning the Ludwig Erhard โคsummit.โฃ
The government’s response stated that Weimer resigned from the managementโค ofโ Weimer Mediaโฃ Group on his firstโฃ day in office. However, itโข omitted โany mention of his continuing ownership of half theโ company. Critics argue this omission raises questionsโค about transparency โขand the potential โfor โฃconflicts ofโ interestโ as Weimer shapesโ media policy.
Further details are โavailable in the ARD-Hauptstadtstudio’s โ”Berlin Code” podcast:โ https://www.ardaudiothek.de/sendung/berlin-code-aus-dem-ard-hauptstadtstudio-mit-linda-zervakis/14053111/
