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2020
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Events in the year 2020 in Germany.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

  • 5 May – German Bundesverfassungsgericht decided, that the expanded asset-purchase programme (EAPP) since 2015 by European Central Bank violates German law.[10][11]
  • 7 May – German parliament Bundestag bans conversion therapy for those under 18 years nationwide and forbids advertising of conversion therapy. It also forbids conversion therapy for adults, if they decided by force, fraud or pressure.[12]
  • 15 May – Germany's Bundestag votes to make the burning of the EU flag or that of another country a hate crime equivalent to that of burning the German flag - carrying a sentence of up to three years in prison. The only major party that opposed the move was the right-wing Alternative for Germany.[13]

July

  • 21 July – The government of Baden-Württemberg bans full-face coverings burqas, niqabs for all school children. the rule will apply to primary and secondary education. Winfried Kretschmann the Ministers-President said that full-face veiling did not belong in a free society.[14][15]

August

September

October

Deaths

January

Hans Tilkowski in 2005
Wolfgang J. Fuchs in 2019

February

Sonja Ziemann in 2006

March

Susan Weinert in 2002
Alfred Gomolka

April

Ulrich Kienzle
Norbert Blüm

May

June

July

Hans-Jochen Vogel

August

September

Wolfgang Clement

October

November

December

See also

References

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