The Kurdistan Parliament on 1 December 2021 passed the Law on Private Security Companies. MPs also approved the findings and recommendations of the Higher Education and Interior committees on the recent student demonstrations and their demands.
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Committees' recent meetings - 30 November 2021
Committees looked into the plight of Kurdistan Region migrants in Belarus, met with KRG Minister Sasan Awni to look into problems with municipal services, scrutinized investment projects and worked on several bills.
Order of Business for Sitting of 1 December 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Wednesday 1st December 2021 at 11am, the ninth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Parliament holds second reading of Bill on Private Security Companies
The Kurdistan Parliament on 24 November 2021 held the second reading of the Bill on Private Security Companies, in the presence of the KRG Minister for the Interior Rebar Ahmed, and Minister for Region for Parliament Affairs Dr. Vala Fareed.
Parliament amends Law on Missing and Disappeared to include the disappeared through ISIS’s crimes
The Kurdistan Parliament on 23 November 2021 passed amendments to the Law on the Missing and Disappeared, to include those who disappeared through ISIS’s crimes. MPs also held the first reading of three bills. Parliament marked the 10-year commemoration of the death of France’s First Lady Danielle Mitterand, a champion of the Kurdish cause.
Order of Business for sitting of 24 November 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Wednesday 24th November 2021 at 11am, the eighth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Kurdistan Parliament opens sitting with a minute's silence in remembrance of 10-year commemoration of Madame Danielle Mitterrand's death
The Kurdistan Parliament on 23 November 2021 opened its sitting with a minute's silence in honour of the memory of Madame Danielle Mitterrand, on the 10-year commemoration of her passing.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami welcomes Czech Republic’s new Ambassador Petr Stepanek
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 22 November 2021 welcomed Ambassador Petr Stepanek, the Czech Republic’s new envoy to Iraq, and wished him success in his new posting.
Order of Business for sitting of 23 November 2021
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Tuesday 23rd November 2021 at 11am, the seventh ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the third year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami meets with France's Consul General Olivier Decottignies
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 22 November 2021 met with France's Consul General in Kurdistan Region, Mr. Olivier Decottignies. On this 10-year commemoration of the passing of Madame Danielle Mitterrand, Deputy Speaker Hawrami said that France's First Lady, a champion of the Kurdish cause, has a special place in the hearts and memories of the Kurdistani people.