The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewaz Faiq calls MPs to a sitting on Thursday 2nd June 2022 at 12 noon, the third ordinary sitting of the spring session of the fourth year of the fifth term of Parliament. The Presidency of Parliament announces the order of business of the sitting as follows:
Sittings & Legislation News
Parliament's Presidency hold meeting with heads of parliamentary parties
Kurdistan Parliament’s Presidency, led by Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq, on 25 May 2022 held a meeting with the heads of the parliamentary parties to discuss resuming Parliament’s sittings in order to work on bills and debate important issues of the day.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami welcomes Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 23 May 2022 with the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate discussed media regulation and laws, protecting media freedom and ensuring professional journalism.
Committees' recent meetings - 17 May 2022
Committees discussed prisons and social care, delays in paying public sector pensions, recent conflict in Shengal, the anti-domestic violence bill and amending the law on private universities.
Committees' recent meetings - 12 May 2022
Committees discussed household smart water meters, the Education Bill, food standards regulation, egg producers' demands and they worked on several bills.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami welcomes Head of EU Liaison Office in Kurdistan Ms. Marie Paret
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami and Ms. Marie Paret on 27 April 2022 discussed the political situation in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and the wider region and the next Kurdistan Parliament elections.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami meets with National Task Force on Education
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 24 April 2022 welcomed members of the National Task Force on Education, led by Dr. Randall Rhodes, President of the American University of Kurdistan-Duhok (AUK).
Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq welcomes International Federation of Journalists
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Dr. Rewaz Faiq and a senior delegation from the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) discussed the legal landscape for journalism in Kurdistan Region and the importance of a free and responsible media.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami: "We ask the UN to provide assistance and monitoring to achieve a transparent, successful election process"
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami received Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez, Head of UNAMI’s Erbil Regional Office. They discussed the latest political developments in Kurdistan Region and Iraq and the next Kurdistan Parliament election.
Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami: The people of Kurdistan have right to a transparent, successful election process, we all bear political and legal responsibility to deliver it
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Dr. Hemin Hawrami on 17 April 2022 received France’s Consul General, Mr. Olivier Decottignies. They discussed the political situation and developments in Kurdistan Region and Iraq, and the issue of the next Kurdistan Parliament election.