The Bundespressekonferenz, the federal press conference, was founded in Bonn in 1949 by the journalists accredited to the Bundestag. It is their association, not a government body. Three times a week, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, it holds the government press conference. The spokespeople of the federal government and the ministries come as guests and answer the journalists’ questions. The association’s own description reads: Parlamentskorrespondenten organisieren Pressekonferenzen, bei denen die Bundesregierung regelmäßig zu Gast ist. Parliamentary correspondents organize press conferences at which the federal government is a regular guest.