The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly (french: Assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande; german: Deutsch-Französische Parlamentarische Versammlung, ''DFPV'') is a

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of the

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and the

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formed to enable cooperation between both houses.

Background

The French and German parliaments had previously held a joint session on occasion of the 40th anniversary of the

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, a key document for

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after

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, in January 2003. First steps for an inter-parliamentary organisation were laid with regular meetings of parliament committees during 2018. This led to the

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, signed by

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and

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on 22 January 2019. Subsequent talks between and representatives ultimately resulted in an inter-parliamentary agreement to create a new parliamentary assembly, which was approved separately by both legislatures. The assembly's first session was held on 25 March 2019 in Paris after the agreement was signed by

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and

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, each parliament's

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Purpose

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

, cross-border development projects, and the implementation of

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s. Other topics for discussion include foreign, defence and security policy. Sessions are held twice per year, alternating between Paris and Berlin.

Membership

The joint assembly is composed of 100 members, 50 sent by each parliament. The

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and President of the National Assembly are its chairpersons. An administrative bureau (french: bureau de l’Assemblée, german: Vorstand der Versammlung) led by

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(France) and

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(Germany) was formed.

References

External links

* On the Bundestag website: * On the Assemblée nationale website: {{cite web, url=http://www2.assemblee-nationale.fr/europe-et-international/activites-parlementaires-internationales/les-relations-parlementaires-franco-allemandes/assemblee-parlementaire-franco-allemande, title=Assemblée parlementaire franco-allemande, language=fr * French-German Parliamentary Agreement
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Background

Purpose

Membership

See also

References

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