Iraqi parliament approves 2019 federal b...
The Iraqi parliament on Thursday passed a bill for the country's 2019 federal budget with about 112 billion U.S. dollars after long hours of debate among the parliamentary blocs. A parliament session
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Iraqi parliament approves 2019 federal b...
The Iraqi parliament on Thursday passed a bill for the country's 2019 federal budget with about 112 billion U.S. dollars after long hours of debate among the parliamentary blocs. A parliament session
Zambia opposition parties oppose constit...
LUSAKA, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Opposition parties in Zambia said Monday they will not support the process of amending the constitution if the government insists on presenting a bill to parliament for th
S. Africa's parliamentary committee reje...
CAPE TOWN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on Tuesday rejected attempts to remove Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane from office. The commit
Albanian opposition supporters stage pro...
TIRANA, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of Albanian opposition supporters gathered on Tuesday in front of the Albanian parliament, demanding the socialist government's resignation and early elections.
Sudanese parliament approves 6-month sta...
KHARTOUM, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's National Assembly (parliament) on Monday approved the state of emergency earlier declared by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, but reduced its period from one
What's next for UK? Parliament rejects E...
With just 17 days left for Britain's exit from the European Union, British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered another blow in Parliament which is her second big defeat in the last 3 months. What
May: I want to leave EU with a good deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday she wanted to leave the European Union with an agreement and she would be voting against a "no deal" exit later in parliament. Lawmakers will vote on
Malta's parliament to vote nomination of...
VALLETTA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Maltese parliament will be voting to approve the nomination of former Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella as the next president on April 2. The decision was made
Turkey slams European Parliament's vote ...
ANKARA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Turkey on Wednesday criticized the European Parliament's vote to suspend Ankara's European Union membership talks. The European Parliament's vote to halt Turkey's EU acce
Pound pauses after UK parliament gives n...
The British pound paused for breath on Friday after the UK parliament voted overwhelmingly to seek a delay in Britain's exit from the European Union while the yen looked to the Bank of Japan's guidan
Extraordinary session of Mongolia's parl...
ULAN BATOR, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The extraordinary session of Mongolia's State Great Khural, the country's parliament, opened here on Monday to review issues like revisions of taxation and mining law
S. Africa's next parliament to continue ...
CAPE TOWN, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The National Assembly of South Africa agreed on Tuesday that amending the Constitution to make land expropriation without compensation as a legitimate option for land
Albania's election commission seeks prot...
TIRANA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Chairman of Albania's Central Election Commission (CEC) Klement Zguri asked the Parliament on Monday to protect the CEC from being influenced by the current political cri
Maltese gov't proposes to introduce mech...
VALLETTA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- The Maltese government has put forward proposals to introduce a mechanism in the country's electoral law with the aim of boosting female representation in parliament. A
We are not a tax haven: Malta PM
VALLETTA, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has rejected accusations that his country was a tax haven after the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Tuesday saying
Greek parliament adopts new foreclosure ...
ATHENS, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A new system for the protection of borrowers' homes from foreclosure was voted into law by a large majority in the Greek parliament on Friday, garnering the support of bo
Roundup: Environment drives plenary agen...
STRASBOURG, France, March 29 (Xinhua) -- With Brexit negotiations still in disarray and European elections coming in May, the European Parliament set environmental concerns at the top of its agenda d
Slovak parliament rejects ratification o...
BRATISLAVA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Slovak parliament has rejected the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, also known as the Istanbul C
Henn Polluaas elected president of Eston...
TALLINN, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Henn Polluaas of the Conservative People's Party of Estonia was elected President of the 14th Estonian parliament Riigikogu on Thursday. The election of the Estonian parl
Myanmar's parliament to resume 12th sess...
YANGON, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's parliament will resume its 12th session on April 29, the parliament announced on Monday. The sessions of both House of Representatives (Lower House) and House of