Moldovan Parliament backs bid to join EU, but divisions remain
By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s Parliament on Thursday endorsed an appeal to press on with a drive to join the European Union, but the opposition walked out of the vote…
South Korea’s parliament approves 2024 budget
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament on Thursday approved increasing next year’s budget by a net 17.9 trillion won to 656.6 trillion won ($503.50 billion). The increase is the smallest in two…
India police file terrorism charges against four over parliament security breach
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and…
Man jumps into Indian parliament, sets off smoke can in major security breach
By YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -A man jumped into the lawmakers’ area of India’s parliament, shouted slogans and set off a smoke can on Wednesday, in a major security breach on the…
Far-right parties eye gains in next year’s EU parliament elections
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) -European far-right parties met in Italy on Sunday vowing to reshape the European Union after next year’s European Parliament elections, toughening the bloc’s approach on immigration and…
Explainer-What is Australia’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament referendum?
By Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australians will be asked to vote in a referendum on Oct. 14 to constitutionally recognise its Indigenous people through the establishment of a representative body that…
Ukraine’s parliament registers bill that could lead to ban on Moscow-linked church
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament registered a draft law on Monday that would allow a ban on activities of the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). The church has been accused by Kyiv…
Ukraine’s parliament taunts Elon Musk after meme mocking Zelenskiy
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament and its speaker taunted billionaire Elon Musk on Monday after he posted a meme on his social media platform mocking President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s pleas for wartime assistance…
French government rams long-term budget bill through parliament
PARIS (Reuters) – The French government rammed a long-term public finance bill through parliament without a vote, in a bid to secure billions of euros of EU funding. Using the same “49:3”…
Italy parliament panels amend bank tax to offer opt-out option
ROME (Reuters) – Two Italian parliamentary committees have approved a government amendment that revisits a contested windfall tax on banks by giving lenders the option to boost their reserve buffers instead of…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to visit Canada, address parliament
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Canada to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and address the Canadian parliament in Ottawa, Trudeau’s office said in a statement late…
Indonesia parliament passes Jokowi’s $216 billion 2024 budget
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday passed President Joko Widodo’s 3,325.1 trillion rupiah ($216.06 billion) budget for 2024, his final year in office, with a fiscal deficit of 2.29% of gross…
Vanuatu parliament elects Sato Kilman as prime minister amid China-US rivalry in Pacific Islands
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Vanuatu’s parliament elected Sato Kilman as the nation’s new prime minister on Monday after a court upheld a vote of no-confidence in his predecessor, who had sought…
Australia inquiry finds misconduct by prosecutor linked to parliament rape trial
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian inquiry said in a report on Monday that it had found serious misconduct by a public prosecutor in connection with the trial of a…
Brawl erupts at Kosovo parliament after lawmaker throws water on PM
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Fistfights broke out at the Kosovo parliament and water was thrown on the prime minister after a heated three-day public debate over an audio recording between a ruling party…
Cuba condemns EU Parliament resolution calling for sanctions against president
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s National Assembly said on Wednesday it “strongly condemns” a resolution by the European Parliament, which criticized the country’s human rights record and called for EU sanctions against Cuban…
Pakistan’s parliament approves revised budget to clinch IMF deal
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament on Sunday approved the government’s 2023-24 budget which was revised to meet International Monetary Fund conditions in a last ditch effort to secure the…
Belgian PM, foreign minister quizzed in parliament in Iran visa scandal
By Charlotte Van Campenhout BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib were quizzed by lawmakers on Wednesday after delegations from Iranian and Russian cities were…
UK lawmakers vote to approve report that Boris Johnson misled parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers on Monday voted to approve a report that recommended sanctioning former prime minister Boris Johnson for deliberately misleading parliament over rule-breaking parties held during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Thai parliament to convene soon as poll body endorses election result
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s poll body certified the results of last month’s election on Monday, paving the way for the first session of parliament in the…
Papua New Guinea parliament begins debating US defence deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinea’s parliament has begun debating a defence deal with the United States, with Prime Minister James Marape acknowledging the concerns of some students and unions ahead of…
Australian senator alleges assault in parliament house; calls for safer workplace
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian senator on Thursday said she was followed, aggressively propositioned and inappropriately touched by another senator in parliament house, and called on the government to make the building…
Russian parliament votes to introduce life sentences for treason
(Reuters) – Russian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to introduce life sentences for those convicted of treason, part of a concerted drive since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine to step up punishment of dissenters…
EU parliament graft suspect Kaili released to house arrest
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of accepting bribes in one of the biggest scandals to hit European Union institutions, was released from custody to house…
Credit Suisse rescue package rejected by Swiss parliament
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s parliament on Wednesday rejected a Credit Suisse rescue package that included 109 billion Swiss francs ($120.87 billion)in financial guarantees in a largely symbolic vote as the government commitment,…
Czech parliament speaker, in Taiwan, says we’ll always stand with you
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The speaker of the lower chamber of the Czech parliament told Taiwanese lawmakers on Tuesday that her country and Taiwan are bound together by freedom and democracy, pledging to…
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