Overview

• Parliament said reliability checks uncovered security-critical findings for multiple staffers of members of the Bundestag.
• Those affected were denied building passes as well as credentials for the Bundestag’s IT systems.
• The assessment warned that access could be misused for anti-constitutional purposes within parliamentary premises.
• Officials did not disclose how many people are involved or which members or factions employ them.
• Parliamentary President Julia Klöckner said the volume and severity of the findings made rejection mandatory under rules tightened in March 2025.