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Union rejects suspension of Bundestag summer recess

Union faction's First Parliamentary Secretary, Steffen Bilger, has rejected calls to suspend the Bundestag's summer recess, according to Deutschlandfunk.

Union rejects suspension of Bundestag summer recess
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Steffen Bilger, the First Parliamentary Secretary of the Union faction, has rejected demands to suspend the Bundestag’s summer recess. According to Deutschlandfunk, Bilger thus opposed similar demands from other political camps.

The Bundestag’s summer recess is scheduled to begin in July and typically lasts until the end of August. During this time, no regular plenary sessions take place. The exact dates of the parliamentary summer recess are set by the Council of Elders of the Bundestag.

Source: www.deutschlandfunk.de