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Jens Spahn gives up his seat on the budget committee

According to media reports, the CDU politician is giving up his place on the Bundestag budget committee. The reason for this is that normal work is hardly possible.

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Former Union parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) will no longer be a member of the budget committee in the Bundestag.
His Bundestag office confirmed that he was giving up the seat after he had previously come under criticism for taking a vacation trip during a session.

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Spahn had previously come under criticism because he was absent from a committee meeting and pictures showed him on vacation.

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According to media reports, ex-Union faction leader Jens Spahn (CDU) will no longer be a member of the budget committee in the Bundestag.

Spahn will give up his seat on the committee, Spahn's Bundestag office confirmed to the AFP news agency. According to the news magazine Der Spiegel, Spahn is said to have written that “normal work” is “hardly possible” in an internal message.

Spahn came under criticism because he was absent from a committee meeting and pictures showed him on vacation.

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Who will take the place on the budget committee?
What further consequences does the incident have for Spahn?

Jens Spahn gives up his seat on the budget committee

According to media reports, the CDU politician is giving up his place on the Bundestag budget committee. The reason for this is that normal work is hardly possible.

Quick Look

Former Union parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn (CDU) will no longer be a member of the budget committee in the Bundestag.
His Bundestag office confirmed that he was giving up the seat after he had previously come under criticism for taking a vacation trip during a session.

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