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Latest in Tag: parliament
Parliament Speaker to discipline yet another opposition member
“I’m ready to pay the price for expressing my opinion,” says MP Haitham El-Hariri
Housing Committee submits Reconciliation in Building Violations bill
Disagreement among MPs on fines value delayed the bill, says Abdel Aziz
Budget deficit 11.5% of GDP for FY 2014/15
EGP 73.9bn for fuel subsides, and EGP 33.2bn for pension funds
Parliament turnover continues with new elections to take place in April
Two new parliamentary seats became vacant after the resignation of Moselhi and the dismissal of Al-Sadat
Parliament mobilises against journalist Ibrahim Eissa
Abdel Aal, other MPs believe that the renowned journalist has been consistently insulting the parliament through his newspaper Al-Maqal
468 members of parliament push Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat out of office
Accused of distorting parliament’s image abroad, Al-Sadat had previously been vocal about alleged shortcomings of the parliament and its speaker
Finance ministry presents new bill for income tax exemption to parliament in March
New scheme allows for different exemption ratios, say sources
Committee upholds suggestion to dismiss MP Al-Sadat
Accusations include leaking draft law to foreign embassies and forging signatures of colleagues
State Commissioners Authority recommends upholding the decision of Ali Abdel Aal to ban live broadcasting of parliamentary sessions
The recommendation implies that the authority accepts publishing parliament news in any media outlets but does not want live broadcasts
Parliament summons El-Garhy next week to discuss budget indicators
Difficult financial circumstances may force government to cut bought investment, goods,services: Khalil
Parliament’s Agriculture committee criticising government’s performance in managing fisheries file
Committee calls for prohibiting import of tuna fish and Chinese shrimp, and filling of natural lakes
Parliament to discuss legality of informal Valet parking
The decision comes following inquest by MP Mona Mounir regarding the informality of the profession
Economic Affairs Committee to complete Consumer Protection Agency law this week
The committee aims to control markets to prevent the uncontrollable increase of prices
MP Anwar Sadat requests colleague’s presence in investigation session Sunday
Sadat will face the Disciplinary Committee on Sunday, according to the press office
Parliament examines 1st request to summon Prime Minister over economic situation
The questioning request comes amid an expected, yet unannounced cabinet reshuffle
Parliament’s General Secretariat clarifies EGP 18m expenditures on cars
MP Anwar Sadat accused the parliament of causing financial burden and purchasing outside of the budget scope
Parliamentary speaker calls on Canada to consider Muslim Brotherhood a ‘terrorist’ group
During the visit of a Canadian parliamentary delegation, Egyptian parliament warns against Muslim Brotherhood
Parliament demands CBE provide detailed report on Egypt’s foreign debt, repayment schedule
CBE governor said IMF estimates value of Egyptian pound at EGP 11-11.5 after flotation, says El-Moselhy
Parliament approves changes to Protest Law
The Protest Law was issued in late November 2013 by interim president Adly Mansour
Parliament calls on health minister to reveal ministry’s expenditure in H1 of 2017
The ministry’s budget allocation reached EGP 47bn and has not been increased by 3% of GDP in accordance with the Constitution, says the ministry
Performance of economic ministries too weak for experts, as parliament calls for cabinet reshuffle
Rumours have circulated in different media outlets regarding a potential cabinet reshuffling, supported by members of parliament. The parliamentary calls for areshuffle did not mention the main ministers they sought to replace or the ministries that should be subject to the reshuffle. However, the high inflation and the current economic conditions are cited as important …
United Bank calls on parliament to lift immunity off Khaled Beshr to collect debt worth EGP 32m
The United Bank requested the Egyptian House of Representatives to lift immunity off member of parliament Khaled Beshr to take legal action against him in order to collect his debt worth EGP 32.03m. The bank said in its request to the parliament that Beshr had obtained several credit facilities for several years, which resulted in …
Automotive industry strategy postponed indefinitely
Automotive companies call the decision “catastrophic”
Parliament’s Economic Committee begins inspecting private funds before end of January
Flotation raised funds from EGP 52bn to EGP 66bn, say sources
MPs reject parliament discussion on Tiran and Sanafir islands agreement
The opposing MPs said they would vote on the agreement’s annulment, while other MPs are calling on the parliament to begin the discussion
Parliament postpones discussions over bill to strip nationality of terrorists
The parliament is to discuss the bill; however, the government has rejected it
Parliament to discuss law for compensating contractors following pound’s flotation
The formation of a supreme committee for compensations will be headed by the housing minister
Agriculture subsidies should be over EGP 7bn in the coming FY: Parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee
Allocations should be increased to offset fuel and fertiliser price hikes, says Khalil
Court postpones appeal of former MP Tawfik Okasha
The court will review documents presented by Okasha’s defence in their next session in January
Parliament passes law to establish Media Syndicate
The voting took place by MPs standing, says parliament’s website