Editing Foreign relations of Germany (section)

===Bundestag===
With respect to foreign policy, the Bundestag acts in a supervisory capacity. Each of its committees – most notably the foreign relations committee – oversees the country's foreign policy. The consent of the Bundestag (and insofar as Länder are impacted, the Bundesrat) is required to ratify foreign treaties. If a treaty legislation passes first reading, it is referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, which is capable of delaying ratification and prejudice decision through its report to the Bundestag.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Reunification and West German-Soviet Relations: The Role of the Reunification Issue in the Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949–1957, with Special Attention to Policy Toward the Soviet Union|last=Feld|first=Werner|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff|year=2012|isbn=9789401194082|location=The Hague}}</ref>

In 1994, a full EU Committee was also created for the purpose of addressing the large flow of EU-related topics and legislation. Also, the committee has the mandate to speak on behalf of the Bundestag and represent it when deciding an EU policy position.<ref name="Collins-2002">{{Cite book|title=German Policy-Making and Eastern Enlargement of the European Union During the Ko: Managing the Agenda?|last=Collins|first=Stephen|publisher=Manchester University Press|year=2002|isbn=0719063280|location=Manchester, UK|pages=49}}</ref> A case in point was the committee's involvement regarding the European Union's eastern enlargement wherein the Committee on Foreign Affairs is responsible for relations with ECE states while the EU Committee is tasked with the negotiations.<ref name="Collins-2002" />