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Bundestag (Germany's lower house of parliament)

The "Bundestag" is Germany's main legislative body. Its over 600 members are elected every four years in a mixed system of constituency and list voting.

All legislation has to pass first the Bundestag and then the Bundesrat, the upper house. The Bundestag is located in Berlin in the "Reichstag" building near the Brandenburg Gate.

Deutschland Bundeswehr IT Bundesamt für Informationstechnik

German Defense Ministry admits huge spending on consultants 08.08.2019

External consultancy cost Germany’s Defense Ministry almost as much as all 13 other ministries put together in recent months. The opposition Left party says advisers treat the military as an "El Dorado."
Berlin Bundestag | Margarete Bause vom Bündis90/Grüne bei Bundestagssitzung

China 'encroaching' on Germany's parliament: Green lawmaker 06.08.2019

The Bundestag has appealed China's travel ban on a Green party politician, apparently over her criticism of its human rights record. Margarete Bause told DW she has had several run-ins with the Chinese government.
MdB Margarete Bause Bündnis 90 Die Grünen

China denies entry to German Greens party 04.08.2019

Germany's Green party says China has rejected a Bundestag delegation because one of its members is a vocal supporter of the Muslim Uighur minority. Another committee's plans to travel to China are also in doubt.

Paul-Loebe-Haus Berlin Einschwörung AKK

Opinion: More money won't alone fix Germany's military woes 24.07.2019

Germany's new defense minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has told the Bundestag she wants a bigger defense budget. But simply throwing more money at the problem is not the solution, says DW's Nina Werkhäuser.

Berlin | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer und Ursula von der Leyen

New German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer out to win over military 23.07.2019

She has only been in the role one week. Now Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is set to take her official oath as defense minister in front of the Bundestag. Germany's soldiers, as ever, remain skeptical.
Verteidigungsministerin von der Leyen in Mali

End of a 'secret' German military mission in Cameroon 17.07.2019

The announcement that Germany has ended its military mission in Cameroon came as a surprise to many who were unaware of the presence of German soldiers in the conflict-torn African country.
Symbolbild Jeder Siebte in Deutschland zu arm für eine Urlaubsreise

One in 4 Europeans cannot afford holidays away 05.07.2019

More than 1 in 4 EU residents cannot afford an annual holiday away, according to Eurostat. Stuck at home the most are Romanians. Top vacationers are Swedes. Heavily excluded are solo parents and their children.
Symbolbild Deutschland PKW-Maut

Tolls on the autobahn? Germany counts cost of failed plan 25.06.2019

A scheme to introduce tolls on highways was meant to provide a financial windfall for the German government. Instead, it left a €53 million-sized hole in the public purse. Lawmakers want answers.
Deutschland Checkpoint Charlie Berlin | Markierung Verlauf der Mauer

East German civil rights activists praised in Bundestag 30 years on 06.06.2019

The German parliament praised civil rights groups and the church for their roles in bringing about a peaceful revolution 30 years ago in former East Germany. A memorial to the victims of communism is being planned.
Frankreich | Wolfgang Schaueble | deutsch-französische Parlamentsversammlung in Paris

Social media hampers dialogue, independent thought, German politician says 24.05.2019

The president of the Bundestag and self-proclaimed "digital immigrant," Wolfgang Schäuble, said social media keeps people in their own filter bubbles, making it harder to reach informed decisions.

Deutschland BDS-Kampagne in Berlin

German parliament condemns 'anti-Semitic' BDS movement 17.05.2019

The German Bundestag has passed a resolution describing the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign against Israel as anti-Semitic. Parliamentarians said some BDS slogans recalled Nazi propaganda.
Arbeitende Migranten in Deutschland

German government defends planned immigration laws 09.05.2019

Angela Merkel's government presented its long-awaited draft immigration law to the Bundestag — and got plenty of criticism from all political sides in return. Reforms to attract skilled workers aren't enough for some.
Deutsche Kampfschwimmer

German parliament extends army's Africa missions 09.05.2019

The Bundestag has voted to extend three missions in Mali and Somalia for another year. But special forces deployments in Niger and Cameroon have drawn parliamentarians' ire.
USA Deutsche Botschaft in Washington Kulturinitiative Wunderbar Together

An invaluable German-US exchange program 04.05.2019

Each year, 350 German students spend time in the US as part of the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) program. For many, the program can be a life-changing experience.
FDP-Bundesparteitag in Berlin | Christian Lindner, Parteivorsitzender

Lindner reelected as head of Germany's Free Democrats 27.04.2019

Lindner helped the FDP return to Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in the 2017 elections. But he turned down an opportunity to form a coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel after the vote.
Magdeburg - Afd bei Parteikongress

Germany's AfD party fined over €400,000 for illegal campaign financing 16.04.2019

The far-right party has been hit with a hefty fine in connection with illegal campaign funds donated to two of its officials during 2016 and 2017 state election campaigns. At issue is the source of the donations.
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