MÜLLER-ROMMEL, Ferdinand

Le bureau du Chancelier allemand - Paris : IIAP, juil./sept. 1997

Although it has no legal base in the Fundamental Law, the office of the Chancellor gives the Chancellor the administrative, even political, support which is indispensable in conducting government, The tasks and the running of the office vary according to the personality of the Chancellor. Members of the office are principally experienced civil servants whose feel for politics is considerable. The office, which represents the essential centre for coordination, has however never managed to exercise independent political influence