Franco-German parliamentary agreement

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The Franco-German parliamentary agreement ( French Accord Parlementaire franco-allemand ) is an agreement concluded on March 25, 2019 between the German Bundestag and the French National Assembly .

History and signature

The parliamentary agreement was commissioned by the Bundestag and the National Assembly in 2018 on the 55th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty on January 22, 2018, in order to deepen relations between the parliaments.

The parliamentary agreement was drawn up by the Franco-German working group, each consisting of nine members of the German Bundestag and the Assemblée nationale. The working group was set up by a motion for a resolution on January 22, 2018 and, after six joint meetings in Berlin , Paris and Strasbourg, concluded its deliberations on the content of the parliamentary agreement on October 8, 2018. The negotiated text was presented to the public in Paris on November 14, 2018, and distributed as a printed matter on November 30, 2018, after the President was informed.

On the part of the German Bundestag, the working group included: Andreas Jung (CDU, Chairman), Reinhard Brandl (CDU), Ursula Groden-Kranich (CDU), Christian Petry (SPD), Nils Schmid (SPD), Norbert Kleinwächter (AfD), Michael Georg Link (FDP), Fabio De Masi (Die Linke) and Franziska Brantner (Alliance 90 / The Greens)

The German Bundestag and the French Assemblée nationale passed the Franco-German parliamentary agreement with a large majority in separate meetings on March 11, 2019 in Paris and March 20, 2019 in Berlin. The agreement was signed on March 25, 2019 in Paris by the Speakers of Parliament Wolfgang Schäuble and Richard Ferrand .

content

The most important part of the agreement is the establishment of a Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly , through which the cooperation between the two parliaments is given a new institutional framework. The assembly meets publicly at least twice a year, usually alternately in Germany and France , under the direction of the two speakers . The constituent meeting of the assembly took place on March 25, 2019 in Paris. The assembly consists of a total of 100 members (fifty members of the German Bundestag and fifty members of the Assemblée nationale).

In addition, the German Bundestag and the Assemblée nationale should meet with all members as a joint assembly at regular intervals, but at least every four years, in Germany or in France to discuss common priorities and adopt joint declarations.

The committees of the two parliaments are encouraged to work closely together on issues of common interest. It includes, among other things, the exchange and coordination of current legislative projects of the European Union or joint meetings and delegation trips.

The members of the committees for European affairs are generally authorized to participate in the meetings of the other parliament without voting rights.

An increased exchange at the level of the parliamentarians, the parliamentary groups as well as the staff of the parliamentary groups and members of the parliament and the administrations should contribute to deepening the Franco-German relations. At the same time, the expansion of the German-French parliamentary internship is to be promoted.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Interview by Nadia Pantel Paris: "The Germans now always greet us with kisses" . In: sueddeutsche.de . 2019, ISSN  0174-4917 ( sueddeutsche.de [accessed on July 12, 2019]).
  3. ↑ Press release: 55 years of the Elysée Treaty: Speech by Bundestag President Schäuble in the Assemblée nationale. German Bundestag, January 22, 2018, accessed on July 12, 2019 .
  4. ^ Aachener Nachrichten: Friendship treaty signed in Aachen: Green light in Paris for parliamentary agreement with Germany. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
  5. ^ For a new Élysée Treaty - Strengthening the role of parliaments in Franco-German cooperation. Joint resolution of the German Bundestag and Assemblée nationale on the 55th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty on January 22, 2018. In: Drucksache 19/440: Motion for a resolution by the CDU / CSU, SPD, FDP and BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN. German Bundestag, January 16, 2018, accessed on July 12, 2019 .
  6. ^ Draft of a Franco-German parliamentary agreement. In: Drucksache 19/6220: Briefing by the President of the German Bundestag. German Bundestag, November 30, 2018, accessed on July 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Strong commitment to Franco-German friendship. Andreas Jung on the parliamentary agreement of the two countries. CDU / CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, March 20, 2019, accessed on July 12, 2019 .
  8. ↑ A Franco-German Parliamentary Agreement - For Greater Parliamentary Cooperation. In: Drucksache 19/8540: Application by the CDU / CSU, SPD, FDP and BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN. German Bundestag, March 19, 2019, accessed on July 12, 2019 .
  9. ^ German-French parliamentary agreement - "This bilateralism is a certain anachronism". Deutschlandradio, March 25, 2019, accessed on July 12, 2019 (German).