Overview
- The Bundestag's Bau- und Raumkommission voted unanimously to stop LBO II, the planned new-build near the Reichstag, a move its chair Omid Nouripour said came from parliamentary groups seeking to signal savings.
- News reports put the avoided cost of LBO II at at least €600 million, and parliamentary leaders described the decision as saving 'hundreds of millions' from the federal purse.
- Work on LBO part 1, which includes new offices for members and eavesdropping-secure meeting rooms, is still scheduled to begin as planned.
- Officials cited tighter public finances and a lower need for office space after the Bundestag shrank by about 100 seats in 2025 as key reasons for stopping the larger expansion.
- The canceled second phase also included housing and commercial elements tied to the Land Berlin, so the pause affects planned urban development in Berlin-Mitte while funds are refocused on security and overdue building repairs.