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…
Hungary parliament backs Finland’s NATO accession, Swedish bid pending
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s parliament approved a bill on Monday to allow Finland to join NATO once its application has been ratified by all 30 members of the alliance,…
Israeli PM agrees to delay judicial overhaul until next parliament session
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will delay the process for discussions on the controversial planned judicial overhaul to next month, a statement from the far-right and coalition member party…
Netanyahu government survives no-confidence votes in Israeli parliament
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition government on Monday survived no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in protest over its judicial overhaul plan. One motion failed by a…
Canada parliament questions Google execs over news-blocking test
By Ismail Shakil and Molly Cone OTTAWA (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will stop blocking news articles from some Canadian users’ search results on March 16, a company executive told a Canadian…
Factbox-What to look for at China’s NPC meeting of parliament
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), wraps up on Monday, capping what is expected to be the biggest government reshuffle in a decade after…
As parliament meets, China keeps would-be protesters at bay
By Engen Tham SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Jack Zhang, one of thousands of people who lost access to their savings last year in a rural bank scandal, recently tried to go to Beijing…
Factbox-What to look for at China’s NPC meeting of parliament
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), began its annual session on Sunday and is expected to unveil the biggest government reshuffle in a decade…
Factbox-What to look for as China kicks off its annual session of parliament
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress (NPC), begins its annual session on Sunday and is expected to unveil the biggest government reshuffle in a decade…
Sweden’s government to present NATO bill to parliament in March
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s government will present a NATO accession bill to parliament in March, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, though the timing for membership still depends on both Turkey and…
Swiss police arrest man found with explosive traces near country’s parliament
(Reuters) -Swiss police arrested a man found with traces of explosives outside the country’s parliament on Tuesday, sparking a security alert that shut down part of Bern for several hours. The man,…
Japan govt to present BOJ nominees to parliament on Feb 14 -lawmaker
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government will present its nominees for the new central bank governor and two deputies to parliament on Feb. 14, Tsuyoshi Takagi, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s parliament affairs…
Russian parliament head backs ban on public criticism of Wagner fighters
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s top lawmaker on Wednesday backed a proposal by the founder of the Wagner mercenary group fighting in Ukraine to make it a criminal offence to…
EU parliament head to set out transparency plan to respond to scandal
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of the European Parliament will set out a 14-point plan on Thursday to tighten within weeks rules for lawmakers on financial declarations and contacts…
Italy’s parliament gives final approval to government’s 2023 budget
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government on Thursday comfortably won a vote of confidence in the Senate over its expansionary 2023 budget, obtaining parliament’s final approval of the package a few days…
EU parliament head pledges reforms after graft scandal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Parliament president Roberta Metsola told EU leaders on Thursday she would lead reforms to prevent a repeat of a corruption scandal that has rocked the assembly. Metsola told…
Ukraine’s parliament enacts reform laws recommended by EU – Speaker
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament has passed all the legislation sought by the European Union before Kyiv starts talks on joining the 27-member bloc, the assembly’s speaker said on…
Serbia’s parliament adopts 2023 budget, sets growth at 2.5%, deficit at 3.3%
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Parliament adopted Serbia’s budget for next year on Friday, projecting growth at 2.5% of national output and a 3.3% deficit, down from 3.9% set for 2022, as the country…
German parliament votes to ratify CETA trade agreement with Canada
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament voted by a majority on Thursday to back the ratification of the European Union’s free trade agreement with Canada, five years after it…
Russia condemns German parliament for declaring Ukraine Soviet-era famine a genocide
(Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday the German parliament’s move to recognise the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine as a Soviet-imposed genocide was an anti-Russian provocation and an attempt by Germany to whitewash…
Portugal’s parliament passes 2023 budget bill on final reading
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament on Friday passed the majority Socialist government’s 2023 budget, which aims to further slash the deficit and debt even as economic growth is expected to slow down…
German parliament passes welfare reform to boost benefits and training
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s lower and upper houses of parliament passed a welfare reform on Friday that will raise unemployment benefits from the beginning of next year and provide new help to…
Migrant politician has rocky start in Italian parliament
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s only Black lawmaker suspended himself from his left-wing party on Thursday after his family was accused of mismanaging funds and exploiting staff at two associations…
Portugal’s parliament approves budget bill on first reading
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s parliament easily approved the majority Socialist government’s 2023 budget bill on its first reading on Thursday, paving the way for planned further deficit and debt reductions despite a…
Czech parliament locks in 2023 deficit at $12 billion as war, energy crisis bite
PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech parliament gave its initial nod to the 2023 state budget bill, setting the deficit at 295 billion crowns ($12.1 billion) as the country grapples with soaring energy…
Berlusconi bounces back with return to Italy’s parliament
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – The Italian right-wing coalition’s resounding victory in Sunday’s general election marks a return to parliament for former premier Silvio Berlusconi, nine years after he was kicked…
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