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	Federal Council of Germany: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		The Federal Council of Germany (in German: Bundesrat) is the representation of the 16 Federal States (Bundesländer) at the federal level.
		The governments of the 16 Bundesländer are represented directly in the Federal Council.
		It is frequently stated that Germany has a bicameral[?] parliament (with the Bundestag and Bundesrat being the lower and upper houses, respectively), but this is not correct in the sense the term is used with the parliaments of other countries.
	www.encyclopedian.com /fe/Federal-Council-of-Germany.html (283 words)

	Germany, Federal Republic of - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Germany, Federal Republic of (in German, Bundesrepublik Deutschland), country in central Europe, bordered on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
		Germany consists of three major geographical regions—lowland plain in the north, an area of uplands in the centre, and a mountainous region in the south.
		Germany has long been known for the quality of its institutions of higher learning, and one of its universities, the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg (1386), is among the oldest in Europe.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761576917__1/Germany_Federal_Republic_of.html (18238 words)

	Politics of Germany (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Federal Republic of Germany (in German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is a federal representative democracy.
		The Bundesrat (Federal Council) is the representation of state governments at the federal level.
		The was interpreted in part as a referendum the federal government's proposed new citizenship law would have eased requirements for long-time foreign to obtain citizenship and permitted them to their original citizenship as well.
	www.freeglossary.com /Germany/Politics (2196 words)

	Germany, Federal Republic of - ninemsn Encarta
		As a council member, Germany would be expected to contribute troops to UN peacekeeping operations, a source of contention in the German parliament.
		As part of Germany’s new policy of undertaking external peacekeeping commitments, the Bundestag voted in December to send a 4,000-strong peacekeeping force to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
		Germany sided with France and Russia in requesting further time for weapons inspectors to complete their jobs in the growing crisis over Iraq at the start of 2003, with Schröder declaring that war against Iraq should only be regarded as a matter of last resort.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576917_18/Germany_Federal_Republic_of.html (1930 words)

	The French Revolution-WWI
		Germany's farmers had been freed to some degree from many obligations and dues owed to the landowning aristocracy, but they were often desperately poor, earning barely enough to survive.
		It proposed the unification of Germany as a federation with a hereditary emperor and a parliament with delegates elected directly.
		Germany's war aims were annexationist in nature and foresaw an enlarged Germany, with Belgium and Poland as vassal states and with colonies in Africa.
	people.clarkson.edu /~vinzrm/TC341/Germany/history3.htm (6405 words)

	NATO Basic Documents
		The Council noted that all the agreements reached at the London Conference and at the subsequent meetings of the Four and Nine-Power Conferences form part of one general settle ment which is directly or indirectly of concern to all the North Atlantic Treaty Powers and which was accordingly submitted to the Council.
		The Council was informed of the agreement reached between the Foreign Ministers of France, the German Federal Republic, the United Kingdom and the United States of America in regard to ending the occupation regime in the Federal Republic.
		The Council was informed of the agreement reached on the text of four protocols strengthening and extending the scope of the Brussels Treaty Organisation - now Western European Union - expanded to provide for the participation of Italy and of the German Federal Republic, and on the text of accompany ing documents.
	www.nato.int /docu/basictxt/b541022e.htm (590 words)

	Federal Union - Government - Germany - Europe
		Federal administration—except for the foreign service, border protection, and defense—is limited to the personnel of federal cabinet ministries and institutes.
		The key German federal institution is the Bundesrat (Federal Council), which is the representative of the state governments and has the final say in disputes between states and between the states and the federal government.
		Of Germany’s 16 states, the four largest—North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, Baden-Wurttemberg, and Bavaria—are all in the west and tend to predominate in the Bundesrat.
	www.countriesquest.com /europe/germany/government/federal_union.htm (325 words)

	Welcome to the German Consulate General San Francisco
		Germany's highest court on Friday rejected attempts by a Moroccan accomplice in the Sept 11, 2001 terror attacks in the United States to have his guilty verdict declared unconstitutional.
		Germany is expected to have one of the lowest budget deficits among the leading industrial countries in 2007.
		Young Germany is an informative and innovative platform on Germany that offers a broad mix of topics with a special focus on the areas education and career.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/info/missions/consulates/sanfrancisco/sanfrancisco.html (761 words)

	Germany Info: Government & Politics: Domestic Issues
		The majority of Germany’s present-day migrant population came to Germany in the mid 1950’s and in late 1973 as Germany sought a larger workforce to support its bourgeoning economy.
		The new nationality law came into force on January 1, 2000 allowing for the first time a child born in Germany to foreign parents to aquire German nationality on the basis of ius soli (the place of birth principle) when certain requirements are met.
		In Germany, while you can also find concentrations of minorities in certain parts of certain cities, these concentrations are not equivalent to ghettos of poverty and disenfranchisement of minorities.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/politics/domestic/Immigration/Immigration.html (897 words)

	EMIRE: GERMANY - FEDERAL COUNCIL
		As the Länder Chamber, the Federal Council or Bundesrat is a federal body in which the individual Länder participate in the legislation and administration of the Federation.
		In contrast to the Federal Parliament, however, the members of the Federal Council are not appointed by the electorate but by the Land governments.
		It is when the political majority in the Federal Council differs from that in the Federal Parliament that the weight of its influence is particularly evident; in these circumstances the Federal Council actually constitutes a counterweight to the Federal Government and can block certain policies.
	www.eurofound.eu.int /emire/GERMANY/FEDERALCOUNCIL-DE.html (247 words)

	The Federal Environment Ministry
		Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel and First Vice President of the Organisation Committee Horst R. Schmidt stressed today that the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany was also a complete success for the environment.
		Germany and China plan to broaden their strategic partnership in the field of environmental protection.
		Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel considers the outcome of the Climate Change Conference in Nairobi a success: "Even though I would wish for the international community to tackle climate change with more urgency: we made significant progress in Nairobi to find an answer to this global challenge.
	www.bmu.de /english (1139 words)

	Germany Info: Government & Politics
		Central Council President Paul Spiegel welcomed the Bundestag’s unanimous decision on June 6 and said the agreement regulates the relationship between the Jewish community and Germany with a view toward the present and future and not toward the past.
		Above all, the government and the council agree that the Central Council, according to its own conception of itself, is open to all orientations of Jewish belief so that federal support will ultimately benefit all Jews living in Germany.
		In addition, the agreement obligates the federal government to uphold and care for German Jewish cultural heritage, to rebuild the Jewish community and to contribute to the integration and social responsibilities of the Central Council.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/politics/new/pol_jewish_agreement1.html (402 words)

	Basic Law for The Federal Republic of Germany
		If new functions arise for the Federation in matters on which it has the power to legislate, Federal authorities at intermediate and lower level may be established in case of urgent need, with the consent of the Bundesrat and of the majority of the members of the Bundestag.
		The requirements of the Federation and of the Laender in respect of budget coverage shall be coordinated in such a way that a fair equalization is achieved, any overburdening of taxpayers precluded, and uniformity of living standards in the Federal territory ensured.
		A term of office of the Federal President due to expire while a state of Defense exists, and the exercise of his functions by the President of the Bundesrat in case of the premature vacancy of the Federal President s office.
	www.leftjustified.com /leftjust/lib/sc/ht/wtp/germany.html (15909 words)

	EKD: Protestant Church in Germany - - EKD Council Chairman Kock awarded the Order of the Federal Republic of Germany
		In Berlin, the Council Chairman of the Evangelical Church in Germany, Manfred Kock (66), has been awarded the Order of the Federal Republic of Germany for his social engagement.
		The grounds for the award were that Kock in his official position stated "clear positions on the important themes of the present time, such as asylum policies, unemployment and respect for the right of self-determination for the dying”.
		The EKD Council Chairman and Präses of the Church in Rhineland explained that he had at first had reservations about accepting the Order, but he perceived the decoration as an honour for his Office and thus the whole EKD.
	www.ekd.de /bulletin/2002/bulletin_4_2002_28.html (281 words)

	CITIZEN ASSEMBLY Resembles Large Independent Federal Grand Jury
		Their 500-member Citizen Assembly (they called it the “Council of Five-Hundred" or "Boule") would give them a confidence interval of about ± 4.35 percent in predicting what the citizens wanted to vote on—assuming that their random selection by lot was good, which it probably was not by today’s standards.
		The Assembly's meetings are analogous to a large Federal Trial Jury or Federal Grand Jury.
		Federal Grand Juries have between 16 and 23 Jurors.
	www.cusdi.org /operations.htm (5946 words)

	ARC guidance notes - British Council Germany
		The funds currently available from the British Council are meant to support collaboration between research groups in publicly-funded institutions and organisations in both the higher education and non-higher education sectors.
		This accords with the British Council's own twin focuses for its science work, which are excellence in international science with its emphasis on partnership, and understanding science in society, emphasising communication and social relevance.
		The British Council and DAAD do not subscribe to any insurance in connection with this grant and cannot accept liability for any loss, injury, death or damages incurred as a result of engaging in the work supported by its grant.
	www.britishcouncil.de /e/science/guide.htm (1042 words)

	news - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights begins official visit to Germany
		The Commissioner is visiting Germany for the first time to draw up a comprehensive human rights report in the country.
		Since 1950 Germany is a member of the Council of Europe.
		Thomas Hammarberg from Sweden is the second Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights and has held the post since 1 April, 2006.
	www.noticias.info /asp/PrintingVersionNot.asp?NOT=228350 (341 words)

	Germany Vies for Security Council Veto
		With the possibility of gaining a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council during currently discussed reforms to the United Nations, Germany is using diplomatic talks with Iran to showcase to other member states that it deserves the veto power.
		So Germany is creating an independent policy and is playing the role of honest broker when engaging in nuclear diplomacy with Iran.
		Germany is playing a leading role in formulating a European response to the ongoing row over Iran’s nuclear program, and that is bound to have direct implications for the larger issue of Germany’s role and identity in the international system and resolution of the crisis.
	www.gnn.tv /headlines/9282/Germany_Vies_for_Security_Council_Veto (556 words)

	Federal Rehabilitation Council (BAR) - Federal Republic of Germany
		BAR involves all statutory insurance associations of health, accident, invalidity, pension, and unemployment together with the social assistance and war-victims' care administrations, the states of federal Germany, the self-administrative bodies of the German physicians, and, the workers' and employers' organizations.
		This representation is aimed at the coordination and improvement of all measures concerning medical, educational, vocational and social rehabilitation in Germany.
		The statutory object and concern of BAR is to contribute to the accomplishment of rehabilitation achievements according to the principle of equal well-being of persons with disabilities and chronically ill persons.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/employment/skills/hrdr/init/ger_12.htm (326 words)

	Germany Info: Government & Politics
		In a milestone for Jewish life in Germany, the Chancellor and the leader of the Central Council of Jews in Germany signed an agreement on January 27, Holocaust Memorial Day, that gives the national umbrella organization the same legal standing on the federal level as the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches.
		With the third largest Jewish population in Europe, Germany could possibly be standing before a Jewish renaissance, he said.
		Among other provisions, the federal contract grants the Central Council, which represents 83 congregations with approximately 100,000 members, federal funding of 3 million EUR per year to support its responsibilities throughout Germany under cultural, social and integration policies.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/politics/new/pol_jewish_agreement.html (493 words)

	Federal Statistical Office Germany
		About 81,000 persons in Germany received “public assistance in the narrow sense” at the end of 2005, that is continuous subsistence payments outside institutions.
		At a ceremony held at the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden today, the Federal Minister of the Interior, Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble, has discharged Johann Hahlen from his offices as President of the Federal Statistical Office and as Federal Returning Officer and has officially introduced Walter Radermacher as the new President and Federal Returning Officer.
		Answers to these and a wide range of other questions can be found in the latest edition of “In the Spotlight” entitled “Germany in the EU 2006”.
	www.destatis.de /e_home.htm (428 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Book Review - The Federal Republic Of Germany At Forty - Edited by Peter H. Merkl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		A collection of essays by American and British scholars on various aspects of the history of the Federal Republic, ranging from a discussion of the major parties to questions of national identity, the changed place of women, the role of the Protestant Church, and the place of the Federal Republic in world politics.
		The essays were written before the events of 1989 and inadvertently suggest how much has changed and is changing.
		www.foreignaffairs.org is copyright 2002--2006 by the Council on Foreign Relations.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19901201fabook7333/peter-h-merkl/the-federal-republic-of-germany-at-forty.html?mode=print (110 words)

	INEM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Statutory Regulation for the Implementation of the Council Decision 2003/33/EC
		On July 7th 2006, the Bundesrat (Federal Council of Germany) agreed a draft of a Statutory Regulation of the Federal Government from December 16th 2005, which was adopted by the Bundestag (Federal Diet), with several suggestions of measures.
		The 3-day event organised within the project RENEW (Renewable Fuels for Advanced Powertrains) in the 6th European Commissionâs Research, Development and Demonstration Frame Programme
	www.inem.org /default.asp?Menue=145&Bereich=1&SubBereich=3 (438 words)

	Germany Imperial Germany - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Germany Imperial Germany - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System
		Liberal hopes for German unification were not met during the politically turbulent 1848-49 period.
		Please put this page in your BOOKMARKS - - - - -
	workmall.com /wfb2001/germany/germany_history_imperial_germany.html (1360 words)

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