Overview
- The Bundestag held the first reading of a Union–SPD draft to tighten conduct rules and referred it to the rules committee for further consideration.
- Disciplinary fines would double to 2,000 euros, rising to 4,000 for repeat cases, with automatic fines after three Ordnungsrufe in three sitting weeks and possible immediate penalties for nontrivial violations.
- Members who receive three Ordnungsrufe within a single sitting would be automatically expelled from the chamber.
- Vice presidents and committee chairs could be removed by a two‑thirds majority following a motion backed by at least one third of MPs, and vice‑presidential ballots would face a three‑week pause after three failed rounds with a one‑quarter nomination quorum.
- Attendance deductions would increase to 200 euros, or 300 if unexcused; AfD lawmakers account for most recent Ordnungsrufe, while Greens and the Left say the draft is too limited or curtails opposition rights.