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Bremen (dpa) - The justice ministers of the federal states have warned against undermining the role of the Federal Council in legislative projects.

The initiatives of the state chamber are often not dealt with at all or only with considerable delay in the Bundestag, criticized the chairwoman of the Justice Ministers' Conference (JuMiKo), Bremen's Justice Senator Claudia Schilling (SPD), on Thursday after an online conference.

"There is a clear message from JuMiKo that the federal states will no longer accept it."

Federal Minister of Justice Christine Lambrecht (SPD), who attended the conference as a guest, called on the heads of state departments to develop a deadline for advising Bundesrat initiatives in the Bundestag.

In the past seven years, only around 20 of a total of 100 draft laws by the Bundesrat have even been discussed in the Bundestag.

Hesse's Justice Minister Eva Kühne-Hörmann (CDU) emphasized that the 16 federal states are dependent on federal legislation.

However, communication with the federal government could be improved.

Against the background of hate messages and agitation on the Internet, the country group also discussed possibilities for digital criminal charges.

While such crimes were carried out at the click of a mouse, criminal complaints would still have to be filed analogously.

This has to be done faster and more efficiently, says Kühne-Hörmann.

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The conference, which was actually scheduled to run until Friday, was already through on one day with the agenda faster than planned.

Perhaps this was also due to the digital format, said Schilling, who spoke of a disciplined and constructive exchange.

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