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Parliament to conduct headcount on 2024 Budget
Parliament is expected to conduct a headcount on the approval of the 2024 budget today, November 30, 2023. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin on Wednesday, November 29, declared a voice vote on the approval of the budget in favour of the majority after the conclusion of the debate. However, the minority caucus challenged the
Turkey Parliament to Consider Sweden NATO Admission
Sweden moved one step closer to entering NATO Monday when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a bill to parliament seeking approval for the Nordic nation's bid to join the military alliance.Thirty-one other NATO member nations have already ratified Sweden's membership bid, leaving Turkey and Hungary as the final nations that have not yet done
Australian Parliament censures former prime minister
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s former Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday listed his achievements in government including standing up to a “bullying” China as he unsuccessfully argued against being censured by Parliament for secretly amassing multiple ministerial powers.The center-left Labor Party government introduced to the House of Representatives a rare censure motion against Morrison, who as
New Zealand Parliament Votes To Ban ‘Conversion Therapy’
New Zealand has voted to protect LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy.” In an almost unanimous vote, the New Zealand Parliament voted 112 to eight in favour of banning the controversial practice. So-called “conversion therapy” is the discredited and dangerous practice that is intended to change, often by force, a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity…
Russia’s Parliament to Weigh Recognition of Breakaway Ukraine Regions
MOSCOW—Russian legislators will Tuesday consider proposals urging President Vladimir Putin to formally recognize the separatist-controlled regions of eastern Ukraine as independent states, in a move that could justify Moscow’s incursion into an area it no longer considers to be Ukrainian territory. The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, said Monday it would consider draft resolutions…
European Parliament approves initial proposal to ban some targeted ads
On Thursday, the European Parliament voted to approve the initial draft of a bill that aims to curb Big Tech’s invasive advertising practices (via Bloomberg). The Parliament adopted the draft with 530 votes of approval, 78 against, and 80 absentations. The Digital Services Act, which was first introduced in 2020, will prevent platforms, like Google,…
Majority leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu has intimated that Parliament has approved the 1.75 percent levy on all electronic transactions in a unanimous vote.He added that the first hurdle in the approval of the bill has been done since the House supported the E-levy and voted a motion to accept the budget enacted by Parliament, which…
Relocate parliament to Mamelodi – residents
News Community says history is on their side By Dimakatso Modipa - 11 January 2022 - 22:08 Residents of Mamelodi, east of Pretoria, are pushing to have the parliament of SA relocated to the township.The move, endorsed in a recent meeting attended by various stakeholders, including the community, taxi industry, comes after the parliament was…
Parliament fire: You have the wrong man, says Zandile Mafe’s lawyer
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Euro Parliament backs ban on cops using blanket facial-recognition surveillance
Police should be banned from using blanket facial-recognition surveillance to identify people not suspected of crimes. Certain private databases of people’s faces for identification systems ought to be outlawed, too. That's the feeling of the majority of members in the European Parliament this week. In a vote on Wednesday, 377 MEPs backed a resolution restricting…