Parliamentary group

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Parliamentary groups (parliamentary groups) are cross-party associations of members of parliament on a topic.

Germany

Parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are cross-party associations of members of the German Bundestag who pursue a common goal on a specific topic over one or more legislative periods .

It is based on the rules of procedure of the German Bundestag : Parliamentarians of the German Bundestag can form groups. The formation of a faction-like group or the formation of a parliamentary group must be reported to the office of the President of the Bundestag.

Parliamentary groups do not require any special statutes or rules of procedure and can organize their work freely, but they also do not receive any financial support from the Bundestag. Only members of the German Bundestag can become full members. Parliamentary groups, like bilateral and multilateral parliamentary groups, must therefore be reconstituted for each legislative period. In addition to members of the Bundestag, guests who are not entitled to vote can also be accepted into a parliamentary group.

Examples of parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are the Rail Transport Parliamentary Group (PGS), the European Union Parliamentary Group (PG EU), the Inland Navigation Parliamentary Group (PGBi) and the Free Flowing Rivers Parliamentary Group (PG FfF).

Switzerland

The Swiss Federal Assembly is also familiar with the establishment of parliamentary groups (“groups of the Federal Assembly”) in accordance with Art. 63 Parliament Act. A list of all groups currently in existence can be found on the parlament.ch website.

Examples of parliamentary groups in the Federal Assembly are the parliamentary group for age issues , the parliamentary group for the Gotthard-Alpentransversale or the parliamentary group “Switzerland - China” .

The rapidly increasing number of groups founded, from 51 in 2004 to 157 in 2019, has led to ambiguities and problems, especially when parliamentarians travel abroad. Although the groups are not an official body of the Federal Assembly under the Parliament Act , they were often perceived abroad as official representatives of Switzerland. In 2019, the National Council office addressed the issue and prepared new rules.

See also

literature

  • Diego Hättenschwiler: Art. 63 . In: Parliamentary Law and Parliamentary Practice of the Swiss Federal Assembly, Commentary on the Parliamentary Law (ParlG) of December 13, 2002 / Martin Graf, Cornelia Theler, Moritz von Wyss (eds.); Hebling Lichtenhahn Verlag, Basel 2014, ISBN 978-3-7190-2975-3 , p. 529 ff.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ (Swiss) Parliament Act, Article 63.Retrieved on September 3, 2015 .
  2. ^ Groups of the Federal Assembly. (PDF) In: parlament.ch. Parliamentary Services, November 9, 2016, accessed November 21, 2016 .
  3. ^ Groups of the Federal Assembly. (PDF) In: parlament.ch. Parliamentary Services, November 9, 2016, accessed November 21, 2016 .
  4. ^ The bustling Monsieur Béglé. In: Observer . November 22, 2018, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Blue-eyed National Council - No more Switzerland label when traveling. In: Tages-Anzeiger . July 23, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Le parlement va nettoyer ses comités informels. In: 24 hours . January 10, 2019, accessed July 24, 2019 .