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Knesset Presidium visits the Bundestag

The Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, Yuli-Yoel Edelstein (right), gave a political keynote speech to the Bundestag’s Defence Committee and Committee on Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, 2 December. The President of the Bundestag, Norbert Lammert (left), gave a welcome address beforehand. A delegation from the Knesset visited the Bundestag to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel.

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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

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Date:23.12.2015