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The anniversary will be celebrated – and also demonstrated. The traffic light coalition and the Union want to better protect the Basic Law from populists. The news ticker.
Update from May 23, 12:39 p.m.: “There are rough, tougher years ahead of us”: With these words, Federal President Steinmeier prepares the population for difficult times on the occasion of the Basic Law anniversary. “The next few years will demand a lot from all of us, but especially from those responsible for politics,” said Steinmeier, according to the text of his speech that was distributed in advance.
He sees the global political crises and wars, climate change and threats to democracy as the background. Despite the many challenges, he also called for optimism. It is “completely wrong to bury one’s head in the sand or dream of a more comfortable past,” he said. “We must now assert ourselves – with realism and ambition.” In his speech, Steinmeier praised the Basic Law as a “masterpiece.”
State act in Berlin on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Basic Law
Initial report: Berlin – A provisional arrangement that has become permanent: For 75 years, the Basic Law has ensured political stability in Germany. First only in the West, but since 1990 in both the West and East. This is being celebrated on May 23rd. But of course there is also a debate about the Basic Law. “More direct democracy, that would be good,” said a former Federal Constitutional Court judge in an interview with IPPEN.MEDIA.
State ceremony for 75 years of the Basic Law – and for the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR
With a state ceremony between the Reichstag building and the Chancellery, the leaders of state and society in Berlin celebrated the entry into force of the Basic Law 75 years ago. May 23, 1949 also marks the founding date of the Federal Republic of Germany.
We should also remember the peaceful revolution in the GDR, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. It ultimately led to the Basic Law, which initially only applied to West Germany, becoming the constitution for the whole of Germany.
75 years Basic Law: 1000 police officers in use in Berlin
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will give the key speech. The heads of the five constitutional bodies will take part in the ceremony. In addition to the Federal President, these are the Presidents of the Bundestag, Bundesrat and Federal Constitutional Court – Bärbel Bas (SPD), Manuela Schwesig (SPD) and Stephan Harbarth – as well as Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).
The police are making every effort to ensure security for the ceremony, which is expected to attract 1,100 guests. Around 1,000 officers are on duty to ensure security and direct traffic.
Bushman counts with Amendment to the Basic Law
The Basic Law has been amended and expanded several times over the years. The original 146 articles have become 203. And there are further attempts to secure individual issues under constitutional law. The guardian of the Basic Law is the Federal Constitutional Court.
The traffic light coalition and the Union are currently discussing how to better protect it from possible access by populists and enemies of democracy. “The talks are taking place seriously and trustingly between the coalition and the Union. “My hope is that in the summer we will present a list of proposals on what we believe needs to be done,” said Federal Justice Minister Marco Buschmann Rhenish PostThe process of amending the Basic Law could be completed by the end of the year.
Former Constitutional Court President: Basic Law is “crisis-proof”
Former President of the Constitutional Court Hans-Jürgen Papier believes that the German Basic Law is prepared for major challenges such as climate change or the war in Ukraine. “The Basic Law is certainly crisis-proof,” Papier told the HandelsblattThe Basic Law allows considerable scope for politics, but at the same time also sets limits.
Papier nevertheless criticized politics for often not taking fundamental rights seriously enough. An example of this is the residual solidarity surcharge. He actually had the impression that politics was ignoring the constitution.
The current constitution was promulgated on May 23, 1949 and came into force one day later. Since reunification, the Basic Law has applied to all of Germany. But is the Basic Law in danger because of a loophole? A constitutional body is inadequately protected, say lawyers. (Editorial with news agency material)
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