Bundesrat of Germany

The German Bundestag will vote today to declare an epidemic in the country. According to lawmakers, it was clear on Monday night that the decision could not be taken only by the government, but the consent of the parliament was needed.

Germnay has voted to legalise same-sex marriage.

Germany's Constitutional Court on Jan. 17 said the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) resembled Adolf Hitler's Nazi party, but ruled against banning it because it presented no threat to democracy. 

BERLIN - The Bundesrat, the upper house of Germany's parliament, adopted a conclusion in which it called for prompt adoption of the first chapters in Serbia's EU accession talks, noting that this point should not be conditioned by progress in the search for a solution to the Kosovo issue.

STUTTGART - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic met with representatives of German firms interested in investing in Serbia during a business meeting in Stuttgart on Wednesday.

The business conference, titled "Think New Opportunities, Think Serbia," was opened by Minister for the Bundesrat, Europe and International Affairs in Baden-Wuerttemberg Peter Friedrich.

STUTTGART - Peter Friedrich, minister for the Bundesrat, Europe and international affairs of Baden-Wurttemberg, stated on Wednesday that this state will call on Bundesrat to speed up the negotiating process with Serbia.

BELGRADE - The memorandum on the promotion of cooperation between Serbia and the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg was signed in Belgrade on Tuesday, after a two-days' work of the Joint Commission focusing on cooperation opportunities in tourism, IT industry, energy, water management, environmental protection, police work and education.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Economy Zeljko Sertic stated on Monday that the Serbian government is investing efforts in order to achieve macroeconomic stability, improve business conditions and enhance the investment climate.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic met on Monday with Peter Friedrich, Baden-Wuerttemberg's Minister for Bundesrat, Europe and International Affairs, who is heading the delegation of this German federal state in the 3rd session of the Serbia - Baden-Wuerttemberg Joint Commission, which started in Belgrade on Monday.

Lawmakers at the German Parliament, the Bundestag, have backed the establishment of a minimum wage level in the country.

A fixed national threshold of EUR 8.50 per hour is due to be fully in force from 2017, with partial introduction as early as January 1, 2015, German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported.