Since the 2004 European Election and the 2005 Bundestag Election, membership of the European Parliament has been incompatible with the function of deputy of a national parliament, in the case of the Federal Republic of Germany, of the German Bundestag.

Legal bases:
Section 22 (2) no. 13 of the European Elections Act (EuWG) in conjunction with Section 7 (2) of the Direct Elections Act

Last update: December 2009