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Montevideo, April 16th 2025 - 18:21 UTC

Tag: Bundestag

  • Thursday, March 20th 2025 - 05:58 UTC

    Germany voted to rearm, but can the 'rule of law' be kept alive?

    The Bundestag has voted to reform the 'debt brake,' paving the way for a landmark increased spending bill.

    By Gwynne Dyer - After the Second World War, the “rule of law” prevented borders from changing, explains Gwynne Dyer, but it's at risk due to Trump. On March 18, there was a vote in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament that may have changed the course of history. When the vote came out ‘Yes’, you could feel the tectonic plates shift. Germany has voted to rearm.

  • Monday, July 16th 2012 - 03:21 UTC

    Merkel confident Bundestag will support aid package for Spanish banks

    The issue will be debated next Thursday: “we always get the majority we need”

    Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was confident that a majority of German lawmakers would back aid for Spain's ailing banking sector at a special sitting of the lower house Bundestag set for Thursday.