The fiscal situation is just about under control (the budget deficit should fall below 3.5% of GDP in 2013 or 2014 and the level of debt is below the euro-area average) and the constitution has been amended to setstrictlimitson future deficits.
The Handschu guidelines came out of landmark lawsuit the lawyers filed and a subsequent 1985 court settlement that setstrict time limits for investigations, imposed rules on the kinds of records police could keep and created a three-person body to oversee such investigations.