President of Germany them to the President of the Bundesrat. If the president dies, resigns or is otherwise removed from office, a successor is to be elected within thirty days. Horst Köhler, upon his resignation on May 31, 2010, became the first president to trigger this re-election process. Jens Böhrnsen, President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and at the time President of the Bundesrat, assumed the powers and duties of head of state. Similarly, when Christian Wulff resigned in 2012, it was Horst Seehofer, Minister-President of Bavaria, as President of the Bundesrat, who assumed the powers
Representation of the European Commission in Germany 51 European Documentation Centres in Germany promotes teaching and research of questions about the European integration. They are located close to higher education institutions and research facilities and ensure that documents and publications are available for teaching and research. Team Europe is a team consisting of 63 experts from every part of Germany who can be booked for presentations about different European topics. For example, they can be consulted if one of the employees from the representation cannot hold a presentation due to clash in the schedule. Representation of the European Commission in Germany The Representation of the European Commission