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Pull out of Bundestag construction project: German lawmakers

Amid the current pressure on public spending, two senior lawmakers want to pull out of plans for a major construction project around Germany's parliament, the Bundestag .

The Luisenblock Ost II project, which was first mooted in 2009, would provide additional office space for lawmakers in Berlin's government district.

Bundestag President Julia Klöckner told Germany's Spiegel magazine that "when budgets are tight, we must not push ahead with expensive parliamentary expansions that we do not strictly need."

Bundestag Vice President Omid Nouripour said it was important to "focus on what is essential."

According to Spiegel , the goal is to save at least €600 million ($707 million) in construction costs…