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Bending the Constitution: The New Regulation of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Germany Wolfgang Renzsch © Forum of Federations, 2019 ISSN: 1922-558X (online ISSN 1922-5598) Occasional Paper Series Number 43 Bending the Constitution.: The New Regulation of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Germany By Wolfgang Renzsch For more information about the Forum of Federations and its publications, please visit our website: www.forumfed.org. Forum of Federations 75 Albert Street, Suite 411 Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) K1P 5E7 Tel: (613) 244-3360 Fax: (613) 244-3372 [email protected] Bending the Constitution: The new Regulation of Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in Germany 3 Introduction On June 1 and 2, 2017, the German federal parliament adopted a set of new regulations, scheduled to take effect in 2020, reforming the intergovernmental fiscal relationship between the federation and the 16 federal states — called Länder — in Germany. These new regulations initiate sweeping change to the federal structure of the constitution.1 On July 13 and August 17, 2017, the new laws were published in the federal law gazette,2 despite concerns expressed by Federal President Frank Steinmeier in a letter to the Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel.3 At the heart of this reform is a profound change in the fiscal constitution, from its traditional horizontal arrangement among the Länder towards a vertical one. The history of German federalism, since 1949, has been characterized as a “unitary federal state,” which is how it was originally described in 1962 by Konrad Hesse.4 Over time, the Länder have often been willing to hand over legislative powers to the federal government, normally in exchange for the right to share decision-making via the Bundesrat. -
2016 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors
THE WORLD BANK GROUP Public Disclosure Authorized 2016 ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THE BOARDS OF GOVERNORS Public Disclosure Authorized SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS Public Disclosure Authorized Washington, D.C. October 7-9, 2016 Public Disclosure Authorized THE WORLD BANK GROUP Headquarters 1818 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20433 U.S.A. Phone: (202) 473-1000 Fax: (202) 477-6391 Internet: www.worldbankgroup.org iii INTRODUCTORY NOTE The 2016 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (Bank), which consist of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), held jointly with the International Monetary Fund (Fund), took place on October 7, 2016 in Washington, D.C. The Honorable Mauricio Cárdenas, Governor of the Bank and Fund for Colombia, served as the Chairman. In Committee Meetings and the Plenary Session, a joint session with the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund, the Board considered and took action on reports and recommendations submitted by the Executive Directors, and on matters raised during the Meeting. These proceedings outline the work of the 70th Annual Meeting and the final decisions taken by the Board of Governors. They record, in alphabetical order by member countries, the texts of statements by Governors and the resolutions and reports adopted by the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group. In addition, the Development Committee discussed the Forward Look – A Vision for the World Bank Group in 2030, and the Dynamic Formula – Report to Governors Annual Meetings 2016. -
The Influence of State Capacity on the Speed of EU Accession: the Case of Post-Socialist States of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
The influence of state capacity on the speed of EU accession: the case of post-socialist states of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe By Aleksei Sorbale Submitted to Central European University Department of Political Science In partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of M.A. Political Science Supervisor: Professor Anton Pelinka CEU eTD Collection Budapest, Hungary 2017 Abstract This thesis considers the speed of EU accession of 19 candidate countries from Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe through the lens of the factors of their state capacity. The primary data analysis method is Qualitative comparative analysis of multiple values (QCAmv), which allows to identify the combination of factors that led to the acceleration or deceleration of the speed of EU accession in each of the cases under consideration. Two analytical models constructed for (1) current EU member states and (2) current EU candidate states demonstrate high explanatory power of the factors of fragmentation of the party system, ideological polarization of the national parliament, GDP per capita and governance efficiency. Another important finding of the study is that the “classical” theories of European accession (Lewis 2008; Renner and Trauner 2009; Schmidt 2006; Fink-Hafner 2007a, 2007b; Haughton 2009) are not fully adequate to explain the political reality of the post-socialist countries, and should be replaced by new theoretical models that take into account the level of party coalitions. Key words: EU accession, QCAmv, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, South-Eastern Europe, post-socialism, state capacity CEU eTD Collection i Acknowledgements First of all, I want to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Anton Pelinka, who gave me valuable advice, corrected my shortcomings and mistakes and worried about my successes and failures throughout the academic year. -
Plenarprotokoll 17/45
Plenarprotokoll 17/45 Deutscher Bundestag Stenografischer Bericht 45. Sitzung Berlin, Mittwoch, den 9. Juni 2010 Inhalt: Tagesordnungspunkt 1 Britta Haßelmann (BÜNDNIS 90/ DIE GRÜNEN) . 4522 D Befragung der Bundesregierung: Ergebnisse der Klausurtagung der Bundesregierung Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister über den Haushalt 2011 und den Finanz- BMF . 4522 D plan 2010 bis 2014 . 4517 A Bettina Kudla (CDU/CSU) . 4523 C Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister BMF . 4517 B BMF . 4523 C Alexander Bonde (BÜNDNIS 90/ Elke Ferner (SPD) . 4524 A DIE GRÜNEN) . 4518 C Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister BMF . 4524 B BMF . 4518 D Carsten Schneider (Erfurt) (SPD) . 4519 B Tagesordnungspunkt 2: Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister BMF . 4519 C Fragestunde (Drucksachen 17/1917, 17/1951) . 4524 C Axel E. Fischer (Karlsruhe-Land) (CDU/CSU) . 4520 A Dringliche Frage 1 Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister Elvira Drobinski-Weiß (SPD) BMF . 4520 A Konsequenzen aus Verunreinigungen und Alexander Ulrich (DIE LINKE) . 4520 B Ausbringung von mit NK603 verunreinig- Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister tem Saatgut in sieben Bundesländern BMF . 4520 C Antwort Joachim Poß (SPD) . 4521 A Dr. Gerd Müller, Parl. Staatssekretär BMELV . 4524 C Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister Zusatzfragen BMF . 4521 B Elvira Drobinski-Weiß (SPD) . 4525 A Dr. h. c. Jürgen Koppelin (FDP) . 4521 D Dr. Christel Happach-Kasan (FDP) . 4525 C Friedrich Ostendorff (BÜNDNIS 90/ Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister DIE GRÜNEN) . 4526 A BMF . 4522 A Kerstin Tack (SPD) . 4526 D Rolf Schwanitz (SPD) . 4522 B Cornelia Behm (BÜNDNIS 90/ DIE GRÜNEN) . 4527 C Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, Bundesminister Bärbel Höhn (BÜNDNIS 90/ BMF . 4522 B DIE GRÜNEN) . -
Plenarprotokoll 19/56
Plenarprotokoll 19/56 Deutscher Bundestag Stenografischer Bericht 56. Sitzung Berlin, Freitag, den 12. Oktober 2018 Inhalt: Tagesordnungspunkt 22: Ralf Kapschack (SPD) ................. 6158 B a) Erste Beratung des von der Bundesregie- Max Straubinger (CDU/CSU) ............ 6159 B rung eingebrachten Entwurfs eines Geset- Kerstin Tack (SPD) .................... 6160 C zes über Leistungsverbesserungen und Stabilisierung in der gesetzlichen Ren- Kai Whittaker (CDU/CSU) .............. 6161 C tenversicherung (RV-Leistungsverbes- Matthias W. Birkwald (DIE LINKE) .... 6162 B serungs- und -Stabilisierungsgesetz) Drucksache 19/4668 ................ 6147 B Dr. h. c. Albert Weiler (CDU/CSU) ....... 6163 B b) Antrag der Abgeordneten Matthias W. Birkwald, Sabine Zimmermann (Zwickau), Doris Achelwilm, weiterer Abgeordneter Tagesordnungspunkt 23: und der Fraktion die DIE LINKE: Voll- Erste Beratung des von den Abgeordneten ständige Gleichstellung und gerechte Fi- Pascal Kober, Michael Theurer, Johannes nanzierung der Kindererziehungszeiten Vogel (Olpe), weiteren Abgeordneten und der in der Rente umsetzen – Mütterrente Fraktion der FDP eingebrachten Entwurfs ei- verbessern nes Gesetzes zur Dynamisierung der Ver- Drucksache 19/29 .................. 6147 B dienstgrenzen der geringfügigen Beschäfti- gung c) Antrag der Abgeordneten Ulrike Schielke- Drucksache 19/4764 ................... 6164 B Ziesing, Marc Bernhard, Stephan Brandner, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion der Pascal Kober (FDP) ................... 6164 B AfD: Anrechnungsfreistellung der -
Deutscher Bundestag
Deutscher Bundestag 228. Sitzung des Deutschen Bundestages am Freitag, 7. Mai 2021 Endgültiges Ergebnis der Namentlichen Abstimmung Nr. 1 Änderungsantrag der Abgeordneten Christian Kühn (Tübingen), Daniela Wagner, Britta Haßelmann, weiterer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN zu der zweiten Beratung des Gesetzentwurfs der Bundesregierung Drs. 19/24838, 19/26023, 19/29396 und 19/29409 Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Mobilisierung von Bauland (Baulandmobilisierungsgesetz) Abgegebene Stimmen insgesamt: 611 Nicht abgegebene Stimmen: 98 Ja-Stimmen: 114 Nein-Stimmen: 431 Enthaltungen: 66 Ungültige: 0 Berlin, den 07.05.2021 Beginn: 12:25 Ende: 12:57 Seite: 1 Seite: 2 Seite: 2 CDU/CSU Name Ja Nein Enthaltung Ungült. Nicht abg. Dr. Michael von Abercron X Stephan Albani X Norbert Maria Altenkamp X Peter Altmaier X Philipp Amthor X Artur Auernhammer X Peter Aumer X Dorothee Bär X Thomas Bareiß X Norbert Barthle X Maik Beermann X Manfred Behrens (Börde) X Veronika Bellmann X Sybille Benning X Dr. André Berghegger X Melanie Bernstein X Christoph Bernstiel X Peter Beyer X Marc Biadacz X Steffen Bilger X Peter Bleser X Norbert Brackmann X Michael Brand (Fulda) X Dr. Reinhard Brandl X Dr. Helge Braun X Silvia Breher X Sebastian Brehm X Heike Brehmer X Ralph Brinkhaus X Dr. Carsten Brodesser X Gitta Connemann X Astrid Damerow X Alexander Dobrindt X Michael Donth X Marie-Luise Dött X Hansjörg Durz X Thomas Erndl X Dr. Dr. h. c. Bernd Fabritius X Hermann Färber X Uwe Feiler X Enak Ferlemann X Axel E. Fischer (Karlsruhe-Land) X Dr. Maria Flachsbarth X Thorsten Frei X Dr. Hans-Peter Friedrich (Hof) X Maika Friemann-Jennert X Michael Frieser X Hans-Joachim Fuchtel X Ingo Gädechens X Dr. -
Cover Page Note
COVER PAGE NOTE THIS PUBLICATION IS PREPARED BY THE PROTOCOL AND LIAISON SERVICE FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THE LISTINGS RELATING TO THE PERMANENT MISSIONS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION COMMUNICATED TO THE PROTOCOL AND LIAISON SERVICE BY THE PERMANENT MISSIONS AND THEIR PUBLICATION IS INTENDED FOR THE USE OF DELEGATIONS AND THE SECRETARIAT. THEY DO NOT INCLUDE ALL DIPLOMATIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF EXERCISING OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS. ------------------------------------------------ Further information concerning names of members of permanent missions entitled to diplomatic privileges and immunities and other mission members registered with the United Nations can be obtained from: PROTOCOL AND LIAISON SERVICE Room S-201 Telephone (212) 963-7174 - Telefax (212) 963-1921 United Nations New York All changes and additions to this publication should be communicated to the above Service and are recorded in a weekly addendum. CONTENTS PART ONE I. Member States maintaining permanent missions at Headquarters Page Page Afghanistan .................. 8 Côte d’Ivoire ................ 67 Albania ..................... 9 Croatia .................... 68 Algeria .................... 10 Cuba ..................... 69 Andorra ................... 12 Cyprus .................... 73 Angola .................... 13 Czech Republic .............. 75 Antigua and Barbuda .......... 14 Democratic People’s Republic Argentina .................. 15 of Korea .................. 77 Armenia ................... 17 Denmark .................. -
Deutscher Bundestag
Plenarprotokoll 19/183 Deutscher Bundestag Stenografischer Bericht 183. Sitzung Berlin, Donnerstag, den 8. Oktober 2020 Inhalt: Wahl der Abgeordneten Leni Breymaier, Kay Fritz Güntzler (CDU/CSU) . 22951 D Gottschalk, Jan Ralf Nolte und Martin Markus Herbrand (FDP) . 22953 C Hohmann als Schriftführer . 22943 A Änderungen der Tagesordnung . 22943 B Fabio De Masi (DIE LINKE) . 22954 A Absetzung der Tagesordnungspunkte 18 b und Lisa Paus (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) . 22954 D 33 s . 22943 B Michael Schrodi (SPD) . 22955 D Sebastian Brehm (CDU/CSU) . 22956 C Tagesordnungspunkt 26: Erste Beratung des von der Bundesregierung eingebrachten Entwurfs eines Gesetzes zur Tagesordnungspunkt 10: Umsetzung der Richtlinien (EU) 2019/878 Antrag der Abgeordneten René Springer, und (EU) 2019/879 zur Reduzierung von Dr. Bernd Baumann, Stephan Brandner, wei- Risiken und zur Stärkung der Proportiona- terer Abgeordneter und der Fraktion der AfD: lität im Bankensektor (Risikoreduzierungs- Inländische Arbeitskräfte zuerst – Falsche gesetz – RiG) Weichenstellungen des Fachkräfteeinwan- Drucksache 19/22786 . 22943 B derungsgesetzes rückgängig machen Olaf Scholz, Bundesminister BMF . 22943 C Drucksache 19/23132 . 22957 D Dr. Bruno Hollnagel (AfD) . 22944 C René Springer (AfD) . 22957 D Alexander Radwan (CDU/CSU) . 22945 B Dr. Mathias Middelberg (CDU/CSU) . 22958 D Dr. Florian Toncar (FDP) . 22946 B Linda Teuteberg (FDP) . 22960 A Jörg Cezanne (DIE LINKE) . 22947 A Dr. Lars Castellucci (SPD) . 22961 C Lisa Paus (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) . 22947 C Susanne Ferschl (DIE LINKE) . 22962 C Johannes Schraps (SPD) . 22948 B Filiz Polat (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) . 22963 A Sepp Müller (CDU/CSU) . 22949 A Peter Weiß (Emmendingen) (CDU/CSU) . 22964 A René Springer (AfD) . 22964 C Tagesordnungspunkt 27: Dr. -
MIP 2016 Otto Kirchheimer – Ein Hidden-Champion 22
Mitteilungen DES INSTITUTS FÜR DEUTSCHES UND INTERNATIONALES MIP PARTEIENRECHT UND PARTEIENFORSCHUNG Aus dem Inhalt Prof. Dr. Roland Rixecker Das Statutenstreitverfahren nach der Schiedsordnung der SPD – Feststellungsklagen, innerparteiliche Organstreitigkeiten oder abstrakte Norminterpretationsverfahren? Dr. Rolf Winkelmann Spender in Estland – Welche Strukturen finden sich bei Spenden an estnische Parteien? Dr. Simon Tobias Franzmann Von AfD zu ALFA: Die Entwicklung zur Spaltung Dr. Simon Tobias Franzmann Die Programmatik von ALFA in Abgrenzung zur AfD: Droht Deutschland eine Spirale des Populismus? Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Reuband Pegida im Wandel? Soziale Rekrutierung, politisches Selbstverständnis und Parteipräferenzen der Kundgebungsteilnehmer Sven Jürgensen/Juan Garcia J. Pluralismus als Maxime des Versammlungsrechts Prof. Dr. Ulrich von Alemann MIP 2016 Otto Kirchheimer – ein Hidden-Champion 22. Jahrgang ISSN 2192-3833 Simon Gauseweg Die Satzung von Parteiuntergliederungen zwischen Autonomie und Herausgegeben vom Homogenitätsgebot Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Duygu Dişçi Parteienrecht und Grundsatz (partei-)politischer Neutralität Parteienforschung Dr. Heike Merten Das Bundesverfassungsgericht und die Politikfinanzierung: Zu den Zulässigkeitsvoraussetzungen eines Organstreitverfahrens Herausgeber Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Parteienrecht und Parteienforschung (PRuF) Prof. Dr. Martin Morlok Prof. Dr. Thomas Poguntke Das Institut für Deutsches und Internationales Parteienrecht und Parteienforschung ist eine zentrale interdisziplinäre wissenschaftliche Einrichtung der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf gem. § 29 Abs. 1 S. 2 HG NW. Zitierweise: MIP 2016, S. Erscheint jährlich. Der Bezug ist kostenfrei. Sie können das PRuF als Herausgeber des MIP mit einer Spende unterstützen: Helaba Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (NL Düsseldorf) Kontoinhaber/Empfänger: Heinrich-Heine-Universität (HHU) BLZ 300 500 00 Kto.-Nr.: 1610211 IBAN: DE79 3005 0000 0001 6102 11 BIC: WELADEDDXXX Verwendungszweck: MIP 170 000 00 00 Redaktion Dr. -
Drucksache 19/2392
Deutscher Bundestag Drucksache 19/2392 19. Wahlperiode 30.05.2018 Antrag der Abgeordneten Dr. Bernd Baumann, Marc Bernhard, Andreas Bleck, Peter Boehringer, Stephan Brandner, Jürgen Braun, Marcus Bühl, Matthias Büttner, Petr Bystron, Tino Chrupalla, Joana Cotar, Dr. Gottfried Curio, Siegbert Droese, Thomas Ehrhorn, Berengar Elsner von Gronow, Dr. Michael Espendiller, Peter Felser, Dietmar Friedhoff, Dr. Anton Friesen, Dr. Götz Frömming, Markus Frohnmaier, Dr. Alexander Gauland, Dr. Axel Gehrke, Albrecht Glaser, Franziska Gminder, Wilhelm von Gottberg, Kay Gottschalk, Armin-Paulus Hampel, Mariana Harder-Kühnel, Verena Hartmann, Dr. Roland Hartwig, Jochen Haug, Martin Hebner, Udo Theodor Hemmelgarn, Waldemar Herdt, Lars Herrmann, Martin Hess, Dr. Heiko Heßenkemper, Karsten Hilse, Nicole Höchst, Martin Hohmann, Dr. Bruno Hollnagel, Leif-Erik Holm, Johannes Huber, Fabian Jacobi, Dr. Marc Jongen, Uwe Kamann, Jens Kestner, Stefan Keuter, Norbert Kleinwächter, Enrico Komning, Jörn König, Steffen Kotré, Dr. Rainer Kraft, Rüdiger Lucassen, Frank Magnitz, Jens Maier, Dr. Lothar Maier, Dr. Birgit Malsack-Winkemann, Corinna Miazga, Andreas Mrosek, Hansjörg Müller, Volker Münz, Sebastian Münzenmaier, Christoph Neumann, Jan Ralf Nolte, Ulrich Oehme, Gerold Otten, Frank Pasemann, Tobias Matthias Peterka, Paul Viktor Podolay, Jürgen Pohl, Stephan Protschka, Martin Reichardt, Martin Erwin Renner, Roman Reusch, Ulrike Schielke-Ziesing, Dr. Robby Schlund, Jörg Schneider, Uwe Schulz, Thomas Seitz, Martin Sichert, Detlev Spangenberg, Dr. Dirk Spaniel, René Springer, Beatrix von Storch, Dr. Alice Weidel, Dr. Harald Weyel, Wolfgang Wiehle, Dr. Heiko Wildberg, Dr. Christian Wirth, Uwe Witt und der Fraktion der AfD Einsetzung eines Untersuchungsausschusses Asyl- und Migrationspolitik Der Bundestag wolle beschließen: A. Der Deutsche Bundestag beschließt: Es wird ein Untersuchungsausschuss gemäß Artikel 44 des Grundgesetzes eingesetzt. -
Luuk Molthof Phd Thesis
Understanding the Role of Ideas in Policy- Making: The Case of Germany’s Domestic Policy Formation on European Monetary Affairs Lukas Hermanus Molthof Thesis submitted for the degree of PhD Department of Politics and International Relations Royal Holloway, University of London September 2016 1 Declaration of Authorship I, Lukas Hermanus Molthof, hereby declare that this thesis and the work presented in it is entirely my own. Where I have consulted the work of others, this is always clearly stated. Signed: ______________________ Date: ________________________ 2 Abstract This research aims to provide a better understanding of the role of ideas in the policy process by not only examining whether, how, and to what extent ideas inform policy outcomes but also by examining how ideas might simultaneously be used by political actors as strategic discursive resources. Traditionally, the literature has treated ideas – be it implicitly or explicitly – either as beliefs, internal to the individual and therefore without instrumental value, or as rhetorical weapons, with little independent causal influence on the policy process. In this research it is suggested that ideas exist as both cognitive and discursive constructs and that ideas simultaneously play a causal and instrumental role. Through a process tracing analysis of Germany’s policy on European monetary affairs in the period between 1988 and 2015, the research investigates how policymakers are influenced by and make use of ideas. Using five longitudinal sub-case studies, the research demonstrates how ordoliberal, (new- )Keynesian, and pro-integrationist ideas have importantly shaped the trajectory of Germany’s policy on European monetary affairs and have simultaneously been used by policymakers to advance strategic interests. -
The Political Economy of the SPD Reconsidered: Evidence from the Great Recession
The Political Economy of the SPD Reconsidered: Evidence from the Great Recession Björn Bremer∗ European University Institute [email protected] February 2019 Published in German Politics Abstract The transformation of Germany’s political economy in the last few decades has strongly been influenced by the SPD. Still, the economic programme of the SPD remains contested since several authors characterise the party’s economic platform differently. This paper reconsiders the political economy of the SPD in light of evidence from the Great Recession. It combines quantitative content analysis with process tracing in order to situate the party in research on the moral economy of contemporary Germany. The quantitative content analysis shows that the SPD attempted to shift its position on the welfare state and economic liberalism in response to the crisis, but it remained wedded to ortho- dox fiscal policies. Based on elite interviews with social democratic politicians and policy-makers, the paper explains this response with the absence of an eco- nomic paradigm. Weakened by internal conflict, the SPD made programmatic decisions with reference to electoral calculations and it remained trapped by its pre-crisis support for economic supply-side policies. Therefore, the SPD was unable to oppose the conservative economic discourse in Germany and failed to develop a consistent economic programme in response to the Great Recession. Keywords: Social democratic parties, Great Recession, economic policies, auster- ity, German politics. ∗The author gratefully acknowledges funding from the ERC Project “Political Conflict in Europe in the Shadow of the Great Recession” (Project ID: 338875). I thank Hanspeter Kriesi, Dan Kelemen, Tobias Schulze-Cleven, Sidney Rothstein, Josef Hien, and two anonymous reviewers for very helpful comments and suggestions on this paper.