The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly (French: Assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande, APFA; German: Deutsch-Französische Parlamentarische Versammlung, DFPV) is a joint body of the German Bundestag and the French National Assembly formed to enable cooperation between both houses.
The French and German parliaments had previously held a joint session on occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, a key document for France–Germany relations after World War II, in January 2003.[1]
First steps for an inter-parliamentary organisation were laid with regular meetings of parliament committees during 2018.[2] This led to the Aachen Treaty, signed by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron on 22 January 2019. Subsequent talks between Bundestag and Assemblée nationale representatives ultimately resulted in an inter-parliamentary agreement to create a new parliamentary assembly, which was approved separately by both legislatures.[3]
The parliamentary assembly does not have the capacity to make binding resolutions or legislation, nor any budgetary authority. Its goal is to discuss matters of French-German cooperation, such as the ratification of the Aachen Treaty, cross-border development projects, and the implementation of EU Directives. Other topics for discussion include foreign, defence and security policy.[5]
Sessions are held twice per year, alternating between Paris and Berlin.[6]
^"Paris okays proposed French-German parliamentary assembly". Deutsche Welle. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^"'Historic day' - French-German parliament meets". BBC News. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^"Schäuble unterzeichnet deutsch-französisches Abkommen". Spiegel Online (in German). 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^"Germany establishes parliamentary assembly with France". Deutsche Welle. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^Robert, Aline (26 March 2019). "Discrete launch of cooperation between French and German parliament members". Euractiv. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
External linksedit
On the Bundestag website: "Deutsch-Französische Parlamentarische Versammlung" (in German).
On the Assemblée nationale website: "Assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande" (in French).
French-German Parliamentary Agreement: in German and in French
January 01, 1970
franco, german, parliamentary, assembly, french, assemblée, parlementaire, franco, allemande, apfa, german, deutsch, französische, parlamentarische, versammlung, dfpv, joint, body, german, bundestag, french, national, assembly, formed, enable, cooperation, bet. The Franco German Parliamentary Assembly French Assemblee parlementaire franco allemande APFA German Deutsch Franzosische Parlamentarische Versammlung DFPV is a joint body of the German Bundestag and the French National Assembly formed to enable cooperation between both houses Franco German Parliamentary AssemblyFrench Assemblee parlementaire franco allemandeGerman Deutsch Franzosische Parlamentarische VersammlungFormation25 March 2019 5 years ago 2019 03 25 TypeInter parliamentary institutionHeadquartersParis FranceBerlin GermanyMembership100 members of parliamentOfficial languagesFrench GermanChairpersonsYael Braun PivetBarbel Bas Palais Bourbon ParisReichstag building BerlinMeeting places of both parliaments Contents 1 Background 2 Purpose 3 Membership 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThe French and German parliaments had previously held a joint session on occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty a key document for France Germany relations after World War II in January 2003 1 First steps for an inter parliamentary organisation were laid with regular meetings of parliament committees during 2018 2 This led to the Aachen Treaty signed by Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron on 22 January 2019 Subsequent talks between Bundestag and Assemblee nationale representatives ultimately resulted in an inter parliamentary agreement to create a new parliamentary assembly which was approved separately by both legislatures 3 The assembly s first session was held on 25 March 2019 in Paris after the agreement was signed by Wolfgang Schauble and Richard Ferrand each parliament s president 4 Purpose editThe parliamentary assembly does not have the capacity to make binding resolutions or legislation nor any budgetary authority Its goal is to discuss matters of French German cooperation such as the ratification of the Aachen Treaty cross border development projects and the implementation of EU Directives Other topics for discussion include foreign defence and security policy 5 Sessions are held twice per year alternating between Paris and Berlin 6 Membership editThe joint assembly is composed of 100 members 50 sent by each parliament The President of the Bundestag and President of the National Assembly are its chairpersons An administrative bureau French bureau de l Assemblee German Vorstand der Versammlung led by Sabine Thillaye France and Andreas Jung Germany was formed 7 See also editFranco German Ministerial CouncilReferences edit Gunkel Christoph 22 January 2013 Treaty Heralded New Era in Franco German Ties Spiegel Online Retrieved 6 November 2019 More Than Just a Ticking Clock The New Franco German Parliamentary Assembly German Marshall Fund of the United States 11 May 2019 Retrieved 6 November 2019 Paris okays proposed French German parliamentary assembly Deutsche Welle 11 March 2019 Retrieved 6 November 2019 Historic day French German parliament meets BBC News 25 March 2019 Retrieved 6 November 2019 Schauble unterzeichnet deutsch franzosisches Abkommen Spiegel Online in German 25 March 2019 Retrieved 6 November 2019 Germany establishes parliamentary assembly with France Deutsche Welle 25 March 2019 Retrieved 6 November 2019 Robert Aline 26 March 2019 Discrete launch of cooperation between French and German parliament members Euractiv Retrieved 6 November 2019 External links editOn the Bundestag website Deutsch Franzosische Parlamentarische Versammlung in German On the Assemblee nationale website Assemblee parlementaire franco allemande in French French German Parliamentary Agreement in German and in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franco German Parliamentary Assembly amp oldid 1205428849, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
