Germany German Parliament sets up Corona Commission
A commission of inquiry of the German Bundestag is to tackle a comprehensive review of the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences.
10.07.2025, 16:14
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Parliament decided to set up the committee with a broad majority of the governing parties - the Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic SPD - as well as the Greens and the Left. The right-wing populist AfD - the second largest parliamentary group in the Bundestag - voted against and abstained.
The commission is to consist of 14 MPs and 14 experts. It is to submit a report with recommendations for future crises by mid-2027. The commission is set to begin its work in September, as the CDU/CSU chairman of the relevant committee, Hendrik Hoppenstedt, said. CDU MP Franziska Hoppermann has been nominated to chair the commission.
In the last legislative period, a major analysis and evaluation of the protective measures with masks, tests and many restrictions at federal level was not carried out. The acute coronavirus crisis began in 2020 and the last nationwide restrictions ended at Easter 2023.
