Introducing:
Armand Zorn

With the exception of budgetary policy, the Finance Committee’s remit is identical with that of the Federal Ministry of Finance. The role of the 45 members of the Finance Committee is to deliberate on the items referred to it by the plenary of the German Bundestag: in particular, draft bills introduced by the German Federal Government, the parliamentary groups and the Bundesrat, motions tabled by the parliamentary groups, reports submitted by the Federal Government and items from the European Union. The Finance Committee usually takes the lead role in any deliberations on financial market regulation (banks, securities trading and the insurance sector), the customs system and tax policy.

The Committee on Digital Affairs is dedicated to topical Internet policy issues, including the expansion of digital infrastructure. The 34 members aim to discuss the various aspects of digitalisation and connectivity using an interdisciplinary approach and take important decisions concerning the digital transformation. The Committee does not view Internet policy as a "niche topic". It views itself as a driving force for parliamentary work in this field.

The Committee on European Union Affairs is the central forum for the German Bundestag's participation in European matters. The committee’s existence is enshrined in the German constitution, the Basic Law. As a cross-sectoral yet specialised committee it deals amongst other things with all fundamental questions of European integration, institutional topics, strategy documents, the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework, and enlargement issues. It also has special powers and can, under certain circumstances, exercise the rights of the plenary. With 40 members and an equal number of substitutes, it is one of the Bundestag’s largest committees, and is chaired by Dr Anton Hofreiter (Alliance 90/The Greens). The Committee cultivates close ties to the European institutions and the European affairs committees of other national parliaments within the EU.