German government wants to double funding in search for Nazi-looted art
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Germany wants to double state funding for the hunt for Nazi-looted art, which since 2008 has amounted to €14.5 million ($19.7 million).
The government was criticized by Jewish groups last year for being slow to announce the discovery of more than 1,400 artworks in a Munich apartment in early 2012.
Some of the paintings, drawings and prints are claimed by the heirs of former owners persecuted by the Nazis.
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The affair has prompted fresh scrutiny of how Germany handles disputes over Nazi-looted art.
Monica Gruetters, the government's top cultural official, told lawmakers Wednesday it was "unbearable that there is still Nazi-looted art in German museums."
She pledged to create a central point of contact for claimants to avoid the impression that German officials were trying to duck responsibility.