Etiket: Senate
Senate passes law legalizing same-sex marriage, a first in Southeast Asia
The first homosexual unions can be celebrated from the fall. Published on 06/18/2024 10:24 Reading time: 1 min Members of the Thai Parliament celebrate the vote on the law legalizing…
ultra-liberal President Javier Milei gets crucial green light in Senate on his controversial reforms
The text, which notably provides for privatizations and a more flexible labor market, provokes major demonstrations in the country. Published on 06/13/2024 07:51 Update on 06/13/2024 08:46 Reading time: 1…
Criminalization of coercive control | NDP bill on its way to the Senate
(Ottawa) A New Democratic Party (NDP) private member’s bill that would criminalize a type of abuse known as coercive control is on its way to the Senate. Posted at 6:17…
Violent anti-Milei clashes in Buenos Aires during Senate debate
Violent clashes between police and demonstrators in Buenos Aires on Wednesday punctuated the Senate debate on a package of reforms wanted by ultraliberal President Javier Milei, AFP journalists noted. The…
“If Mr. Ciotti has not made the decision to leave the party, it is we who will leave it,” declares the vice-president of the Senate
Since Eric Ciotti announced his desire to form an alliance with the RN for the early legislative elections, many LR executives have called for his resignation for treason. Article written…
Senate | Republicans block bill on access to contraception
(Washington) Republican senators on Wednesday blocked a law guaranteeing the right to contraception, which Democrats proposed in order to draw attention to the threats weighing, according to them, on abortion…
Senate committee calls on federal government to better support seal hunting industry
The Canadian government must better support the seal hunting industry, in particular by conducting more research and expanding market access for its by-products, says the Senate Committee on Fisheries and…
after the National Assembly, the Senate adopts a bill to regulate PFAS
The text was approved by a unanimous show of hands, with the support of the majority alliance of the right and the center. The text will have to go back…
the Senate adopts a text criticized by the Republicans, ultimately disapproved by the government
This bill plans to severely restrict the access of minor transgender people to hormonal treatments and medical procedures. Published on 05/29/2024 09:03 Reading time: 1 min A demonstration in Paris,…
Senate Pornography Access Bill Criticized by Experts
Canada’s privacy commissioner and government official warn that Senate bill proposing to prevent minors from accessing ‘sexually explicit material’ online could apply to streaming platforms streaming like Netflix. Philippe Dufresne,…
the Senate in turn approves the text on the “Airbnb tax niche”
The text voted by the senators lowers the rate of reduction on rental income from furnished tourist accommodation to 30%. Published on 05/22/2024 07:43 Update on 05/22/2024 08:40 Reading time:…
Faced with the housing crisis, the proposed law on the rental of furnished tourist accommodation examined by the Senate
Adopted by deputies last January, the bill aims to strengthen the rules and controls. Published on 05/21/2024 5:29 p.m. Reading time: 3 min Resident associations demonstrate in front of Airbnb…
Emmanuel Kessler, former boss of Public Senate, appointed head of the LCP channel
The journalist was preferred to presenter Brigitte Boucher by Yaël Braun-Pivet, the president of the National Assembly. Published on 05/15/2024 1:17 p.m. Update on 05/15/2024 1:44 p.m. Reading time: 1…
a British-Palestinian doctor, who came to testify to the Senate about the situation in Gaza, was turned away at the airport
Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah was banned from entering German territory in mid-April. “They say the Germans banned my entry into Europe for a year,” explained the rector of the University…
a British-Palestinian doctor, who came to testify to the Senate about the situation in Gaza, was turned away at the airport
Dr Ghassan Abu Sittah was banned from entering German territory in mid-April. “They say the Germans banned my entry into Europe for a year,” explained the rector of the University…
Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban
The upper house of the Arizona Parliament voted on Wednesday to repeal a law banning almost all abortions and dating from 1864, which the Supreme Court of this state in…
Law dating from 1864 | Arizona Senate votes to repeal abortion ban
(Los Angeles) The upper house of the Arizona Parliament voted on Wednesday to repeal a law banning virtually all abortions and dating from 1864, which the Supreme Court of this…
Senate approves Ukraine aid plan, yet to be signed by President Biden
The vast American plan for military and economic assistance to Ukraine awaits the signature of Joe Biden on Wednesday, the day after its adoption after months of negotiations in the…
the American Senate in turn validates the aid of 61 billion dollars granted to kyiv
These funds are the result of months of acrimonious negotiations in Congress. Published on 04/24/2024 06:57 Reading time: 2 min The President of the Democratic Majority in the US Senate,…
US Senate | Biden’s immigration secretary escapes impeachment
(Washington) US Immigration Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas escaped impeachment proceedings launched against him by Republicans on Wednesday, who accuse him of provoking a crisis on the border between the United States…