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In Germany, fiscal reform package loosening constitutional restrictions passes lower house of parliament19 March 2025
Germany's Bundestag on Tuesday approved a landmark fiscal reform package, clearing the way for €500 billion ($548 billion) in defense and infrastructure investm…
German legislators ask constitutional court to ban political party14 November 2024
A group of 113 German lawmakers from multiple political factions has submitted an application to initiate proceedings to ban the far-right Alternative for Germa…
Top German court finds part of electoral reform bill incompatible with constitution30 July 2024
There has long been cross-party agreement that the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, is far too big. With the last general election in 2021, it had ball…
In Germany, legislators draft basic law amendments to protect constitutional court29 March 2024
Germany's ruling coalition and main conservative opposition are making good progress on a draft law to protect its highest court, representatives of both sides …
In Germany, opposition parties advocate to lower voting age for nationwide elections from 18 to 166 June 2023
German government wants to let 16-year-olds vote —
Germany's center-left government wants to lower the voting age for nationwide elections from 18 to 16. Many…