Overview

• As of the end of June 2025, taxpayers have spent €13.6 million on five active parliamentary inquiry committees in North Rhine-Westphalia’s 18th legislative period.
• The flood disaster panel has concluded and the Rahmede-Talbrücke inquiry recently summoned Minister-President Hendrik Wüst to give evidence.
• The Solingen terror attack committee continues its work alongside a review of the contested OVG judicial appointment ahead of a new court president’s installment.
• SPD parliamentary manager Ina Blumenthal says routine questions go unanswered, forcing the use of formal inquiries to expose infrastructure failings and procedural errors.
• CDU parliamentary manager Matthias Kerkhoff criticizes the opposition for leveraging committees to sensationalize issues instead of driving focused clarification.