173. The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member …

Answer options

1. of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
2. of the United Nations (UN).
3. of the European Union (EU).
4. of the Warsaw Pact.

Explanation

Historically and legally, the Federal Republic belongs to the six founding states of European integration (ECSC 1951; Treaties of Rome 1957); the European Union is the legal successor to the European Communities, which is why Germany is counted as a founding member of the EU. Constitutionally, this integration is anchored in Article 23 of the Basic Law (the Europe clause) and Article 24(1) GG (transfer of sovereign powers); the Federal Constitutional Court has articulated an “integration responsibility” for the legislature and the executive. By contrast, the FRG joined NATO only in 1955 and the United Nations in 1973; it was never part of the Warsaw Pact.