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The German Bundesrat (German: [ˈbʊndəsˌʁaːt] ⓘ, lit. ' Federal Council ') is a legislative body [a] that represents the sixteen Länder (federated states) of Germany at the federal level (German: Bundesebene). The Bundesrat meets at the former Prussian House of Lords in Berlin. Its second seat is located in the former West German ...
The predecessor of the German Empire, the North German Confederation (1867–1870), had a Bundesrat that was carried over to the newly united Germany with little change. Emperor Wilhelm I (r. 1871–1888) wished to rename the Bundesrat to the "Reichsrat", but his chancellor, Otto von Bismarck , convinced him that the federal character of the ...
This is a timeline of German history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Germany and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Germany. See also the list of German monarchs and list of chancellors of Germany and the list of years in Germany
Germany is a member of the European Union and the Eurozone. Germany maintains a network of 229 diplomatic missions abroad and holds relations with more than 190 countries. [28] It is the largest contributor to the budget of the European Union (providing 27%) and third largest contributor to the United Nations (providing 8%).
The Federal Council (Bundesrat) held sovereignty over the Empire and served as its highest authority. [115] The Bundesrat was a legislative body that possessed the right of legislative initiative (Article VII Nr. 1) and, because all laws required its consent, could effectively veto any bill coming from the Reichstag (Article V). [116]
The Bundesrat approved the bill, and the chancellor forwarded it to the Reichstag on 10 October. [6] As foreign policy issues continued to develop, the desire was to support the German peace negotiators by formally giving the Reichstag a voice both in declarations of war and in peace agreements.
The chamber of the Bundesrat in the Reichstag building, 1894. The Bundesrat (Articles 6 and 7) was made up of representatives of the various states. In German constitutional law, it was not considered a parliament chamber, but foreign commentators tended to reckon it as an upper house. It can be translated into English as Federal Council.
This is a list of years in Germany. See also the timeline of German history . For only articles about years in Germany that have been written, see Category:Years in Germany .