Overview

• The draft from CDU/CSU and SPD would lift deductions to €200 for excused absences or missed roll-call votes and to €300 for unexcused absences, up from €100 and €200.
• Attendance is verified via sign-in lists, with roll-call votes serving as specific triggers for higher deductions from the €5,349.58 monthly costs allowance.
• Existing exemptions remain in place, including illness of an MP or a dependent child.
• The package pairs statutory changes with revised parliamentary rules that clarify how vice presidents and committee chairs are elected and permit the removal of a vice president.
• The proposed rules would require removal from the chamber after three reprimands and would double order fines to €2,000, rising to €4,000 for repeat offenses.