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**1993: Right to asylum is restricted**
In 1993, three years after German reunification, the right to asylum for refugees enshrined in the Basic Law was severely curtailed following a sharp rise in applications for political asylum. Since the reform, it has been possible to deport those without German citizenship back to their country of origin, as long as that country is classified as safe. The most recent addition to this list was Georgia.
**2009: Debt brake**
To limit government debt, the "debt brake" was incorporated into the German Basic Law in 2009. This measure, introduced in the wake of the financial crisis severely limits government borrowing in a bid to ensure fiscal stability. The debt brake may be lifted in the event of unforeseeable crises, as the government did during the COVID pandemic. Since Germany is still facing economic crises in 2024, many are now calling for the debt brake to be relaxed.
**The Basic Law's basic rules**
It is only possible to amend the Basic Law if the changes are approved by two-thirds of the members of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, a measure that is meant to guard its principles from being undermined by anti-democratic forces winning a majority in the parliament.
All in all, political and academic experts largely agree that the Basic Law has stood the test of time in the 75 years of its existence.
Nevertheless, GDR-born political scientist Astrid Lorenz does have one question: "Have the constitutional debates learned any lessons from German reunification?" From her point of view, the answer is clear: "In the Basic Law, there are hardly any references to East German history and the peaceful revolution."
The Director of the Federal Foundation for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship, Anna Kaminsky, would like to take a broader view of the Basic Law: "The anniversary should also be an occasion to remember that there were always courageous people in the Soviet-occupied zone and the GDR who risked their livelihoods or even their lives to demand that the rights and freedoms that applied in the West also apply to the eastern part of Germany."
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Entry Information
- Entry ID: 61524
- Repository: Axioma AXP
- Dataset: arrmlet/reddit_dataset_36
- Total Entries: 100,000