CDU/CSU intends to hold a vote on the "Habeck files" sub-committee within the upcoming week.
The Union group of politicians in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, is planning to introduce a resolution next week to create a committee that investigates the country's nuclear exit. This committee would be known as the "Habeck Files." According to the CDU/CSU parliamentary leader, Heiko Maas, the Union believes they will be able to chair this committee before the summer recess.
The Union party plans to officially approve a proposal from the CDU leader, Friedrich Merz, and the CSU state group leader, Alexander Dobrindt, during a meeting in the afternoon. They anticipate having enough support in the Bundestag to authorize the formation of the commission.
The Union wants to look into the details of the Ampel government's decision to discontinue nuclear power generation in 2022, as well as the role of Federal Economic Minister Robert Habeck, who is a member of the Green party, in this decision. Of particular interest is the question of whether expert opinions were disregarded and whether the remaining nuclear power plants could have operated for longer.
In a letter to the faction, Merz and Dobrindt state, "The information available to us suggests that the federal government made a decision in a critical matter of national energy security not in the best interests of Germany, but solely due to the logic of green party politics."
So far, the Economic Ministry has only partially furnished the requested documentation, prompting the Union's request for an investigative committee. The investigation should begin on February 24, 2022.
