Overview

• The Sudhof report, completed in January, remains under seal as Health Minister Nina Warken cites ongoing legal proceedings and data-protection issues and plans only to brief the budget committee on its findings.
• Jens Spahn has urged full disclosure, asserting he was never interviewed for the probe, claiming he has “nothing to hide” and calling for a Bundestag Enquete Commission before the summer recess.
• Margaretha Sudhof’s 170-page investigation faults Spahn for “political ambition” and “lack of economic understanding,” saying he overrode expert advice in the mask-ordering process.
• Under Spahn’s direction, the ministry ordered €5.9 billion worth of masks—most of which proved unused or defective—exposing the federal budget to potential losses of up to €2.3 billion.
• The SPD and Greens insist on full publication to ensure accountability, while Warken warns that disclosing raw report data could jeopardize pending lawsuits and personal privacy.