Overview

• The Enquete-Kommission held its constitutive session under chair Franziska Hoppermann and comprises 14 MPs and 14 external experts.
• Its mandate is to evaluate Germany’s pandemic course and government measures, from preparedness and decision-making to impacts on children, the economy and culture.
• The commission is due to deliver a comprehensive report with recommendations by June 30, 2027, with the option of interim findings and published protocols after non-public meetings.
• Political tensions persist as Greens and the Left continue to press for a separate investigation into Jens Spahn’s mask procurement, a step the Union rejects for this format.
• Criticism surrounds the AfD’s delegation, including Kay-Uwe Ziegler, a lawmaker convicted for Covid aid fraud, even as leaders frame the process as a chance for societal reconciliation.