GERMANY CONSTITUTIONAL COURTThe Second Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany with ( L - R ) , Andreas Vosskuhle ( Chairman ) , Rudolf Mellinghoff , Michael Gerhardt and Peter Huber announce the judgement over financial assistance for Greece and other suffering EU states , in Karlsruhe , Germany , 07 September 2011 . German participation in European bailout funds has been conducted properly , but future work will need to be more closely coordinated with legislators , Germany ' s highest court ruled . The Constitutional Court ruling paves the way for the government to push ahead with moves to approve its participation in bailouts for troubled European Union countries . It also means Germany ' s contribution to the European Financial Stability Fund ( EFSF ) , designed to aid such countries , was legal . In issuing its heavily anticipated decision , the Karlsruhe - based court rejected an argument by a group of EU sceptics that the German government had sidestepped the parliament , or Bundestag , by robbing it of the power to rule on the specifics of the bailout payments . EPA / ULI DECK < 연합뉴스 모바일 앱 다운 받 기 > < 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 . 무단 전재 - 재배 포금 지 . >