Overview
- The Bremische Bürgerschaft voted to establish an investigative committee proposed by the CDU and FDP, with the opposition united and the governing parties abstaining.
- The committee will examine five provisional retirements since 2015 and one reinstatement, including cases from the environment and economy ministries.
- Public prosecutors are separately reviewing two transfers on suspicion of breach of trust, adding legal pressure to the political inquiry.
- CDU finance politician Jens Eckhoff was appointed chair, SPD member Senihad Sator will serve as deputy, and seven additional members from across factions will join.
- Parties traded accusations over the move, with the SPD calling it a defamation campaign that could cost about €1.2 million annually and the FDP framing it as fair fact-finding to inform rule reforms.