Overview

• Habeck received formal approval to join the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen as a guest professor and to pursue additional foreign appointments and freelance speaking engagements.
• Under the Bundesministergesetz, which can block certain post-office roles for 18 months to prevent conflicts of interest, the government raised no objections to Habeck’s academic and speaking plans.
• It remains unresolved whether Habeck will retain his Bundestag mandate, with no clear decision announced by him or his office.
• In June, Habeck held talks with the University of California, Berkeley, about a possible guest lecturing position.
• Former interim Finance Minister Jörg Kukies similarly secured government approval for freelance speaking roles, reflecting a wider trend among former ministers.