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The Federal Constitutional Court was opened in Karlsruhe on September 28, 1951 and has been the highest court for constitutional matters in Germany ever since. It decides on constitutional complaints from citizens and disputes between the highest federal bodies.
The Federal Constitutional Court celebrates its 75th birthday on Monday (11 a.m.). At the ceremony in Karlsruhe, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier gives a speech to around 1,000 invited guests from the judiciary, politics and society. In addition to around 400 citizens, Bundestag President Julia Klöckner (CDU) and Federal Council President Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD) are also expected to attend the celebrations.
On September 28, 1951, the Federal Constitutional Court was ceremoniously opened in the presence of the then Federal President Theodor Heuss and the Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. A few weeks earlier, the then 23 judges and one female judge had started their work in Karlsruhe.
The Federal Constitutional Court is both a court and a constitutional body. Today it consists of 16 judges who are divided into two senates - their decisions are unappealable. Citizens can enforce their rights under the Basic Law against the state by filing a constitutional complaint. The court also decides in disputes between the highest federal bodies such as the Bundestag or the federal government.
The Federal Constitutional Court is celebrating its 75th anniversary as one of Germany's five constitutional bodies. It is not subordinate to a ministry, its judges wear hand-me-down red robes, has been based in Karlsruhe since 1951 to ensure the spatial separation of justice and politics, decided on the founding of Baden-Württemberg as early as 1951 and has a success rate of only around 1.5 percent in constitutional complaints.

Several members of the Bundestag are calling for regular security checks for German research institutions across parties after serious security deficiencies at the Helmholtz Center for Information Security (Cispa) in dealing with Chinese cooperation partners from the military environment. The Cispa case is seen as an alarm signal for possible scientific espionage by China.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz visits Saarland on Monday, where he visits the Dillinger Hütte, takes part in an event organized by Stahl Holding Saar and witnesses the inauguration of Helmut-Kohl-Strasse and Rue François Mitterrand in Saarlouis. He gives speeches. Drone ban zones and road closures have been set up for safety reasons.
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned from office on Sunday to pave the way for early presidential elections. The 56-year-old plans to take over as prime minister after the parliamentary election on October 25 if his SNS forms the government. His resignation follows months of protests following the train platform accident in Novi Sad that left 16 dead, with the opposition denouncing corruption and authoritarian style of government. Vucic pardoned 49 demonstrators and accused the opposition of boycotting the elections, while the opposition accused him of violence against opponents and media suppression. At the same time, Serbia is in the EU accession process and must demonstrate the rule of law and external adjustment.