Definition: This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows. (Note that for some countries more than one definition applies.): Absolute monarchy - a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i.e., without any laws, constitu...
Government type: This entry gives the basic form of government. Definitions of the major governmental terms are as follows. (Note that for some countries more than one definition applies.): Absolute monarchy - a form of government where the monarch rules unhindered, i.e., without any laws, ...
All citizens who have attained the age of 18 years are eligible to vote. Executive power is vested in the government (cabinet), headed by the federal chancellor, who is the leading figure in the constitutional mechanism of the FRG. The government coordinates and supervises the ministries, of ...
I wrote six weeks agoabout the problems of summer maintenance in Germany. But, more generally, there is a tradeoff between span of service on a railway and how consistently service can be delivered. A railway that runs overnight will not have regular maintenance windows, and therefore have to...
Type - Open NSN length - 3 to 12 Typical format - (0xx…) xxx… The German telephone numbering plan is regulated by the German government's Federal Network Agency ( German:Bundesnetzagentur, BNetzA), which holds the responsibility for telecommunications and other infrastructure systems. ...
After World War I the city was the scene of considerable political unrest. National Socialism (Nazism) was founded there, and on Nov. 8, 1923, Adolf Hitler failed in his attempted Munich “beer-hall putsch”—a coup aimed at the Bavarian government. Despite this fiasco, Hitler made Munich ...
The decision of the German federal government to cease lignite mining until 2038 or—if possible—already earlier until 2030, will cause manifold transition processes in the remaining lignite mining districts of Germany. The two largest districts are located in geographically opposite regions: The Rhine...
The other regulator is the Darmstadt Regional Council in the state of Hessen. This council was chosen by the federal government to issue licenses for the online sports betting market in 2020. Already, the regulator has approved over 20 sports betting sites. The latest online casino regulator in...
The German electric energy system is currently undergoing a significant transformation and may continue to do so until 2050. According to the German government's goals, by 2050, the contribution of renewable energy sources may have a share of 80% in the electric energy mix. ...
The new regulations support the environmental goals of the German government. Nevertheless, they do not force procuring entities to procure products that do not meet the intended use or give rise to unreasonable additional costs. Procurement law continues to apply, and Section 7 of the Federal Budg...