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Eva Kaili is met with a bone in Europe: no violations of her parliamentary immunity by Belgian investigators

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Eva Kaili is met with a bone in Europe: no violations of her parliamentary immunity by Belgian investigators

Qatargate The Belgian investigators have not violated Eva Kaili’s parliamentary immunity. This is what Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, says. Roberta Metsola said on Monday during the plenary session of the European Parliament that the conclusion of the investigation by the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee was that Eva Kaili’s immunity was … Read more

Advocate Liselotte Dupont gets second place on the Open VLD parliamentary list

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Advocate Liselotte Dupont gets second place on the Open VLD parliamentary list

Open VLD approved the party’s federal and Flemish electoral lists in the province of Antwerp on Sunday. The liberals take second place on the parliamentary list with newcomer Liselotte Dupont, an Antwerp lawyer. Source: BELGA Today at 3:30 PM In the summer of 2022, Dupont made national news when she was one of the first … Read more

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Stay Informed with A Week at the Assembly Newsletter: Subscribe Now!

Subscribe to our letter A week at the Assembly and receive the highlights of the coming week in your inbox every Friday! Your email address is only used to send you letters from the National Assembly. You can use the unsubscribe link embedded in the letter at any time. Find out more about managing your … Read more

A “pro-Russian” party won the elections in one of the NATO countries

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A “pro-Russian” party won the elections in one of the NATO countries

The left-wing opposition party Kurs-Social Democracy (SMER) won the parliamentary elections in Slovakia. She received almost 23 percent of the votes, Tengrinews.kz reports with reference to Euronews. Competitors from liberal Progressive Slovakia received about 18 percent. Its leader, Vice-President of the European Parliament Michal Simečka, called such results “bad news for the country.” Five more … Read more

Social Affairs Committee Agenda: May 2-3, 2023

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The social affairs committeechaired by Mme Fadila Khattabi (RE, Côte-d’Or)will meet on the following agenda: TUESDAY MAY 2, 2023 At 5:15 p.m. – Hearing of M. Olivier DussoptMinister of Labour, Full Employment and Integration, and M. Thibaut WilliamHigh Commissioner for Employment and Business Engagement, on the establishment of France Travail WEDNESDAY MAY 3, 2023 At 9:30 a.m. … Read more

“What is my fault, wait for it?”…Watch…a Kuwaiti journalist commenting on a parliamentary proposal to close shops at the time of prayer!

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“What is my fault, wait for it?”…Watch…a Kuwaiti journalist commenting on a parliamentary proposal to close shops at the time of prayer!

Al-Marsad Newspaper: The Kuwaiti media, Sabah, commented on the Kuwaiti parliament’s proposal to close shops during Friday prayers, noting that it is against closing shops. She said, “Most of our workers are not Muslims. It is unreasonable that there is a shop that has 4 workers, all of whom are Muslims. Why do they get … Read more