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GERMANY: Greens-No Progress On Debt Brake Talks, Bundestag Meets @ 1200CET

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With the Constitutional Court's decision on petitions from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and far-left Die Linke to halt the passage of the debt brake reform still pending, the old Bundestag convenes today at 1200CET (0700ET, 1100GMT) to begin debate on the package. 

  • With a two-thirds majority required to pass the debt brake reform, the stance of the environmentalist Greens remains crucial. Parliamentary group leader Katharina Dröge said to ARD earlier that due to the lack of progress in talks with the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) "it remains the case that we Greens will not support this draft bill." Green lawmaker Britta Hasselmann has also said that 'no progress' has been made in talks.
  • As well as the AfD and Linke petitions, Sevim Dagdelen from the left-wing nationalist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has said that he intends to file an urgent application with the court to halt the progress of the package.
  • If the package passes the first vote after a 3 1/2 hour debate, it will go to the committee stage before a second Bundestag session on 18 March for a final vote.
  • The Constitutional Court could release its decision at any time, but it certainly will do so before 18 March.
  • Should the Court rule against the AfD/Linke/BSW petitions, and the Bundestag pass the measures, it will then go to the Bundesrat, where the CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens also hold a 2/3 majority. 
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With the Constitutional Court's decision on petitions from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and far-left Die Linke to halt the passage of the debt brake reform still pending, the old Bundestag convenes today at 1200CET (0700ET, 1100GMT) to begin debate on the package. 

  • With a two-thirds majority required to pass the debt brake reform, the stance of the environmentalist Greens remains crucial. Parliamentary group leader Katharina Dröge said to ARD earlier that due to the lack of progress in talks with the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), its Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) "it remains the case that we Greens will not support this draft bill." Green lawmaker Britta Hasselmann has also said that 'no progress' has been made in talks.
  • As well as the AfD and Linke petitions, Sevim Dagdelen from the left-wing nationalist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has said that he intends to file an urgent application with the court to halt the progress of the package.
  • If the package passes the first vote after a 3 1/2 hour debate, it will go to the committee stage before a second Bundestag session on 18 March for a final vote.
  • The Constitutional Court could release its decision at any time, but it certainly will do so before 18 March.
  • Should the Court rule against the AfD/Linke/BSW petitions, and the Bundestag pass the measures, it will then go to the Bundesrat, where the CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens also hold a 2/3 majority.