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A view of the foyer in the Paul Löbe Building during the Open Day

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Thousands of visitors attend the German Bundestag’s Open Day

On Sunday, 7 September, against a backdrop of bright sunshine, 23,500 visitors made their way to Berlin’s parliamentary district, where the German Bundestag had invited the public to attend its Open Day. Parliament presented itself to visitors in the Reichstag, Paul Löbe and Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Buildings, which stayed open until 8 p.m.

Inhalt

The Bundestag eagle in the plenary chamber

Missions

In addition to the election of Federal Chancellor, the Bundestag’s most important functions are preparing and adopting legislation and scrutinising the work of the government.

committee room

Organisation

In plenary sittings, the Parliament deliberates and votes on laws and motions which fall within the competence of the Federation.

Eagle of the federal government under a magnifying glass

Scrutiny

In exercising oversight over the Federal Government, Members have the right to request information from it via written and oral questions.

Kontakt

Contact

German Bundestag
Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin - Germany
E-Mail: mail@bundestag.de Tel.: +49 30 227-0
Fax: +49 30 227-36878

Media Centre

Printout from the webpages of the German Bundestag
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Date:19.09.2014