Overview

• Robert Habeck will give up his Bundestag seat on 1 September, describing the move as a clear cut and not a tactical pause.
• CSU general secretary Martin Huber renewed demands for a parliamentary investigation into Habeck’s tenure as economics minister, and the CDU/CSU say they hold the one‑quarter of seats needed to initiate a committee.
• The inquiry drive targets decisions around Northvolt, which received roughly €600 million in KfW support before later insolvency, as well as collapsed factory plans involving Intel in Magdeburg and Wolfspeed in Saarland.
• Habeck said on ZDF’s Markus Lanz that he cannot rule out future roles but plans a year of teaching and research abroad, naming the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen and UC Berkeley.
• In the same media rounds, he stood by sharp critiques of Julia Klöckner and Markus Söder, drawing praise from Green leaders and derision from Union figures, while no formal inquiry has yet been constituted.