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Kate Connolly in Berlin, Sam Jones in Madrid, Jon Henley in Paris and Angela Giuffrida in Rome

EXPLAINED: Young germans to be offered 200 cultural passport | Rare Historical Photos

Dancers from the Berlin State Ballet during the dress rehearsal for a production of Don Quixote in Berlin last December.
Dancers from the Berlin State Ballet during the dress rehearsal for a production of Don Quixote in Berlin last December. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters

Young Germans are to join other Europeans in being offered a voucher to spend on their choice of cultural offerings under a scheme launched by the government.

The €200 Kulturpass, which will be made available to all 18-year-olds, has twin aims: to encourage young adults to experience live culture and drop stay-at-home pandemic habits; and give a financial boost to the arts scene, which has yet to recover from repeated lockdowns.

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