On 12 December the Kurdistan Parliament received the Reform Bill (draft law), which the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers approved on 11 December.
Sittings & Legislation News
Parliament sits to discuss electricity provision, hold readings of bills
Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami on 10 December chaired a sitting of the Kurdistan Parliament at which MPs discussed the problem of insufficient electricity provision in the Kurdistan Region, held the first reading of the Draft Resolution on Turkmen National Days in Kurdistan Region, and the second reading of the Bill on Commercial Advertising.
Deputy Speaker Hawrami, committees and KRG Minister discuss Bill on Commercial Advertising
Kurdistan Parliament Deputy Speaker Hemin Hawrami chaired a joint meeting of three committees with the KRG Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Kamal Muslim, to discuss the details of the Bill (draft law) on Commercial Advertising.
Order of Business for 10 December: Readings of bills, discussion on electricity and distribution of heating fuel
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the sitting of Tuesday 10th December 2019 at 11 am – the ninth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the first year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term.
MPs unanimously vote in amendments to Law on Ownership of Illegally Used Land in Municipalities
MPs of the Kurdistan Parliament on 4 December had a sitting to vote on amendments to the recently passed Law on the Ownership of Illegally Used Land in Municipalities in the Kurdistan Region, which was passed on 30 October and returned to Parliament by the Presidency of the Region.
Speaker Dr. Rewas Faiq chairs seminar on Protection of Domestic Products Bill
Speaker Faiq: "Kurdistan Region should not rely solely on oil revenues...this is part of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s manifesto and Parliament supports this policy."
Order of business for 4 December: Readings of bills
The Presidency of the Kurdistan Parliament announces the order of business for the sitting of Wednesday 4th December 2019 – the eighth ordinary sitting of the autumn session of the first year of the Kurdistan Parliament’s fifth term.
Kurdistan Parliament Speaker calls MPs to sitting on Wednesday 4 December at 11am
The Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Dr. Rewas Faiq calls all Members of Parliament to an ordinary sitting on Wednesday 4th December, at 11am.
Committees’ recent meetings - 25 November 2019
The culture and municipalities committees continue to work on the Bill on Commercial Advertising in the Kurdistan Region.
MPs and Canada’s Institute on Governance discuss problems with Iraq Federal Financial Management Law
Kurdistan Parliament MPs and Canada’s Institute on Governance held a workshop to discuss the violations of Kurdistan’s rights in Iraq’s Federal Financial Management Law.