Federal Government of Germany

The Federal Government of Germany is the executive authority of the Federal Republic of Germany, a parliamentary democracy and the most populous member state of the European Union. It is led by the Federal Chancellor and a cabinet of federal ministers, accountable to the Bundestag, the national parliament. The government conducts national policy across domestic and foreign affairs, including immigration, asylum, integration, and labour migration, in coordination with Germany's federal states and within the framework of EU law. Germany has been among the principal destination countries for asylum seekers and migrants in Europe, and its policies in this area are subject to ongoing public and parliamentary debate. Specific measures and their effects are matters of documented record and continuing assessment.