International relations
Traditionally, the Federal Republic of Germany’s foreign policy has been the responsibility of the Federal Government. This foreign policy is flanked at the parliamentary level by the Members of the German Bundestag. Apart from the scrutiny they exercise over the actions of the Federal Government, the classic fields of “parliamentary foreign policy” include the Bundestag’s rights to participate in the conclusion of treaties under international law, legislative acts of the European Union and Bund...
