The 2nd Committee of Inquiry in the 20th electoral term established by the German Bundestag on 4 July 2024 is chaired by Dr Stefan Heck (CDU/CSU) and examines the government’s decision-making processes on the adjustment of the national energy supply in light of the changes to the supply situation since the beginning of the war of aggression against Ukraine.
The period under investigation starts with the Russian attack on Ukraine on 24 February 2022 and ends with the establishment of this body on 4 July 2024.
The committee has a mandate to obtain a full picture of the decision-making processes and the communication of these to the Bundestag and to the public. This applies in particular to decisions concerning the potential continued operation of nuclear power plants. The aim is to investigate which information was used as the basis for making decisions, which national and international bodies were included in the decision-making processes and whether the inclusion of further information or bodies would have been appropriate.
The committee of inquiry consists of eleven Members of the German Bundestag and the same number of substitute members.
