Sentences with phrase «german lower house»

Berlin — The German lower house of Parliament recently voted to abolish laws from the Nazi era that prohibited retailers from using discounts and promotional offers to gain business.

The legislation, which still needs upper house approval before becoming legal, was passed by the German lower house of Parliament.

Germany insists on Greek lawmakers taking the first step by passing economic policy changes before the German lower house of parliament will agree to a revised aid deal.

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The ECB policy rate of 2 % was too low for them, leading to housing bubbles that were further exacerbated by capital inflows from German and French banks seeking higher yields.

German house prices had gone nowhere for more than a decade, leaving prices low relative to those of surrounding nations.

In late 1992, for example, the lower house of the German parliament had to decamp from its new building in Bonn after only one day because MPs could not hear clearly what was being said in debates.

A major portion of listed German portfolios were sourced via wholesale purchases from municipal / housing authorities, so their average asset values are far lower than the value charted above.

Passive House is the German system of super low energy buildings that essentially have no furnace, and instead heat themselves with saved heat from the occupants and appliances.