... State history Where we come from. Baden-Württemberg is the only Federal State created as the result of a referendum. In 1952, the States of Württemberg-Baden, Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern merged to form a single cohesive State in Germany’s southwest. A historical stroke of fortune – as former German President ...
Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg
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Mitgestalten in Europa
We need a stronger Europe to overcome the current issue of national debt and the Euro crisis. This is why we are fully behind a strong European Union based on solidarity. EU structural policies are exerting a positive outcome on the state level. We are putting our weight behind ensuring that things stay that way.
Staatskanzlei RLP / Juliane Sonntag
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Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz
The Heads of Government of the 16 federal states meet four times a year at the Conference of Minister-Presidents with the purpose of coordinating their policies. The chair is held by the different federal states in rotation.
picture alliance/dpa | Kay Nietfeld
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Der Bundesrat
Though the organ of the Bundesrat, the German States play a co-determining role in federal legislation and also in European affairs. Baden-Württemberg provides six of the 69 members making up the “Chamber of States”.
Staatsministerium Baden-Württemberg
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Government
... The State Government Minister-President Cem Özdemir heads the State Government of Baden-Württemberg. Besides the Minister-President, the Government comprises eleven Ministers.
