Brandenburg Establishes Commission to Evaluate Pandemic Lessons

The new committee aims to strengthen the region's crisis response and balance public health measures with individual freedoms.

The Brandenburg Landtag has created a new Enquete Commission to analyze the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and improve future crisis preparedness.
Led by SPD's Sina Schönbrunn, the commission will focus on making the healthcare system more resilient during pandemics and minimizing restrictive measures on freedoms.
The commission will include nine parliamentary members and four experts, with contributions from all political factions.
SPD leaders emphasized a forward-looking approach, aiming to learn from experiences without assigning blame for past actions.
The AfD expressed skepticism about the initiative, criticizing its lack of focus on reviewing past government decisions during the pandemic.