Overview

• Robert Habeck will return his mandate on 1 September and spend the coming year teaching and researching at the Danish Institute for International Studies in Copenhagen and at UC Berkeley, with Mayra Vriesema set to take his seat.
• CSU secretary-general Martin Huber renewed calls for a parliamentary investigation into Habeck’s stewardship of public funds, alleging wasted billions, and CDU/CSU have the votes to set up the committee unilaterally, though none has been formed.
• The probe would target state-backed projects including Northvolt’s planned Heide battery plant that received roughly €600 million via KfW before the firm’s March insolvency, with media reports citing Bundesrechnungshof criticism of the approvals; failed Intel and Wolfspeed factory plans are also in scope.
• In farewell interviews and a Markus Lanz appearance, Habeck criticized Julia Klöckner and Markus Söder in stark terms, insisted his exit is not a tactical pause, and said he intends to keep contributing to public debate without seeking an immediate post.
• CDU politician Petra Nicolaisen, who won more first votes than Habeck in Flensburg-Schleswig but did not enter parliament under the reformed electoral law, called his resignation from the mandate “unfassbar” and accused him of neglecting constituency duty.