Programme Open Day 8 September 2019, 9 – 19 hrs 9 1 0 2 Published by: r e German Bundestag b Event Management and Special Projects Division Platz der Republik 1 m e 11011 Berlin t p © Deutscher Bundestag, Berlin, 2019 e S All rights reserved Each parliamentary group is responsible for its y 8 a own content. D Further information is available online at: n www.bundestag.de/tea pe O g’s How to get here: ta S-Bahn to Friedrichstraße, Hauptbahnhof or Brandenburger Tor es U-Bahn to Bundestag or Friedrichstraße nd TXL bus to Marschallbrücke or bus 100 Reichstag/Bundestag Bu an erm The G Paul Löbe Building Reich stag B uilding tag des Bun man Ger Open Day ing uild rs B Lüde Marie-Elisabeth Please note: n Avoid bringing larger pieces of luggage. n Any items you bring with you (bags, jackets, etc.) will be checked by X-ray at the entrances. n You may have to undergo another security check when you move from one building to another Deaf-accessible Events in n You are not permitted to carry any dangerous items. events simple German n Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the buildings Accessibility Admission: free of charge The German Bundestag’s programme includes many Opening hours: 9:00 to 19:00 hrs, accessible events, indicated by these symbols. The last admission: 18:00 hrs German Bundestag’s buildings are accessible for people with disabilities. 3 Dear guests, Open On 8 September 2019, the German Bundestag will open Day its doors to the public for the 15th time on its Open Day. I warmly welcome you and invite you to join us once again this year to learn more about the German Bundestag and its wide-ranging role, and to explore its many places of work! Come inside and look around the Reichstag Building, the Paul Löbe Building and the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building! As the title of our Open Day – Insights and Outlooks – suggests, we are throwing open the doors so that you have the opportunity to visit rooms and spaces which you might only know from television, or were unable to visit last time around, and to enjoy views generally only seen by the Members of the German Bundestag Why not take the rare opportunity to taste the and their staff. atmosphere in the plenary chamber, or join one of the various guided tours around the buildings. You can also gain insights into the work of the Bundestag, its committees, parliamentary groups and No matter which activities you choose, I hope you will Administration, and join panel discussions and find your visit interesting and informative, and that the citizens’ debates, giving you a fresh perspective on meetings and discussions offer you new insights into topics currently on the parliamentary agenda. the work of Parliament, its Members and all its staff. Welcome to the German Bundestag’s Open Day Dr Wolfgang Schäuble, President of the German Bundestag 5 Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building Main entrance Adele-Schreiber-Krieger-Straße Access via the upper bridge Access via the upper bridge from from the Paul Löbe Building Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building Access through a tunnel from the Paul Löbe Building Paul Löbe Building Reichstag Building Main entrance Main entrance Konrad-Adenauer-Straße Platz der Republik Map of the A one-way route leads through the Reichstag Building. There is no access from the Reichstag Building to the German Bundestag’s buildings other buildings. Tip: If you start at the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building, the designated route will automatically take you through all three buildings, ending in the Reichstag Building, without you having to go back out of the buildings in the process. y Open Da 6 7 5 CDU/CSU SPD Alliance 90/ The Left Party The Greens Plenary level AfD 4 FDP 2 Opening of the day’s events by the President of the German Bundestag, Dr Wolfgang Schäuble, with musical accompaniment from the “Sing along, Berlin” choir, 9:30 hrs Plenary level n View into the plenary chamber 3 n Members’ lobby n Reflection and Prayer Room n Photo area 2 n Presentation: Parliamentary documentation n Presentation: Plenary Assistance Service n Reference library 1 n Cafeteria with music: Oberbaumband, Trio, 10:00–17:00 hrs Guided tour around the Bundestag buildings in simple German Meeting point and registration: 1 Main entrance/exit Information counter, 12:00 and 15:00 hrs 2 Plenary level Duration 90 minutes 3 Visitors’ level 4 Parliamentary groups’ level 5 Roof terrace and dome This symbol indicates the meeting point and place of registration. Registration is necessary for the tour. Programme in the 3 Visitors’ gallery Reichstag Building Short talks by the Vice-Presidents of the German Bundestag 4 Parliamentary group level n Presentation of the parliamentary groups represented in the German Bundestag. Re n Meet your representatives and learn about ichstag Build the work of the parliamentary groups: ing CDU/CSU, SPD, AfD, FDP, The Left Party, Alliance 90/The Greens (further informa- tion in German on the last six pages) 8 9 2 Opening of the day’s events outside the plenary chamber Presentation: Plenary Assistance Service 2 A presentation stand showcasing the German 09:00 Bundestag’s Plenary Assistance Service is located on the plenary level in the Reichstag 9:30 hrs Welcome by the President of the German Bundestag, Building. Exhibits include some of the formal Dr Wolfgang Schäuble attire worn by members of the Service from the German Bundestag’s early years to the 3 Short talks by the Vice-Presidents of General short talks present day. the German Bundestag every 15 minutes visitors’ gallery 2 Claudia Roth, Vice-President of the German 10:00 Bundestag, presents „Ich war hier – die Graf- 10:30 hrs fitis im Reichstagsgebäude“ (I Was Here – Graffiti in the Reichstag Building), a book by Karin Felix. 11:00 11:00 hrs Discussion with As the war in Berlin ended in spring 1945, Claudia Roth, Soviet soldiers left countless inscriptions in Vice-President of the Bundestag chalk or charcoal on the walls of the Reich- stag Building. Graffiti specialist Karin Felix brings together all the surviving inscriptions 12:00 12:00 hrs for the first time and gives a voice to people with a particular connection to them. 12:30 hrs Discussion with Thomas Oppermann, Vice-President of the Bundestag “We knew that the walls of the Reichstag 13:00 Building can talk. This book ensures that we now understand their message.” Former Bundestag President Wolfgang Thierse in the preface 14:00 14:00 hrs Discussion with Petra Pau, Vice-President of the Bundestag Book launch in the Reference Library, Reichstag Building, at 12.00 hrs 15:00 Programme in the Reichstag Building 15:30 hrs Discussion with Dr Hans-Peter Friedrich, g Vice-President of the Bundestag in d 16:00 il u B 16:30 hrs g a t 17:00 17:00 hrs Discussion with s Dr Wolfgang Kubicki, h c Vice-President of the Bundestag i e R 10 11 ilding Paul Löbe Bu 13 12 11 3 J K 7 C H 1 9 F D 6 I A 2 B E G 10 4 5 8 7 14 15 9 Music stage 1 Main entrance / exit 10 Discussions on the work of the 2 Meeting point for the “Ribbon of Research Services and the Federal Buildings” tour German Bundestag’s international 3 Talks on Europe and the relations work (Room E.800) Bundestag (Room E.200) 11 Lift access to the 4 Discussion on the committees Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building Presentation stands (Room E.600) 12 Children’s area A Public Relations 5 Bee hive tour meeting point 13 Access to the Marie-Elisabeth B Information and Communication G Research Services 6 Main stage Lüders Building (bridge) C Europe H Central Administration 7 Refreshments 14 Cafeteria “the lamp shop” D Parliamentary Committees I Art in the Bundestag 8 Discussion on the Petitions 15 Access to the Reichstag Building E Petitions Committee J Central Passes Office Committee (Room E.700) (tunnel) F International Relations K Police and Security Programme in the Access to the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building via the upper bridge 13 and to the Reichstag Building Paul Löbe Building via a tunnel 15 . Tour meeting point Children’s programme 12 13 Cafeteria “lamp shop” 14 Film screenings n “Superbauten der Geschichte – Der Reichstag.” Fascinating ZDF documentary on the Reichstag Building’s history 11:30 and 16:30 hrs n “Landstrich” (Stretch of Land) A – K Presentation stands of the The Berlin artist Juliane Ebner shows her Bundestag Administration international prize-winning short film, 13:00 hrs 6 Main stage Panel discussions organised by the committees Comic reading and discussion with the illustrator 4 Room E.600 The Hamburg illustrator Simon Schwartz Discussions with Members of the Bundestag reads from his book “Das Parlament – from all parliamentary groups and from 45 Leben für die Demokratie”, portraying the various committees lives of 45 parliamentarians” 15:00 hrs 8 Room E.700 12 Children’s area Discussions with members of the Petitions Clowns, 10:00 – 18:00 hrs Committee “The Petitions Committee as the people’s Music advocate” 9 n Leona Heine, singing and guitar 10:00 – 18:00 hrs 3 Room E.200 1 n Noam Bar und Band, Trio, 10:00 – 18:00 hrs Talks on Europe and the Bundestag 11 n Lift me up, lift music, 11:00 – 17:00 hrs 1 Room E.800 7 Refreshments Talks/Discussions Snack bar in the hall, cafeteria, espresso bar on the Research Services and the Bundestag’s international relations work A Information point / lost property Programme in the Paul Löbe Building ng uildi öbe B Paul L For building cross-section, see pages 12–13 14 15 6 4 3 4 8 Main stage Room E.600 Room E.200 Room E.800 Room E.700 Panel discussions organised by Discussions with Talks on Talks/Discussions Discussions with the parliamentary committees members of the