Constitution of Turkey
Parliament to vote on Nov. 25 on constitutional revision
The Parliament's Constitutional Revision Committee completed its work on Friday and lawmakers will vote on the proposed revisions of articles and sections of the Constitution on November 25.
The final vote on the articles under revision will be preceded by a five-day debate in the plenary (November 18-22).
Debate on constitutional revision to start Wednesday
A parliamentary cross-party committee tasked to review the Greek Constitution will meet for the first time on Wednesday to discuss the procedure.
Liberals to work out criminal law amendment bill banning amnesty, pardon for corruption offenses
Chairman of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Ludovic Orban said on Monday that the Constitutional Court's ruling on the fundamental law revision draft is "strange" and announced that the Liberals will draft a bill to amend criminal law so as to ban amnesty and pardon for corruption offenses.
Romania Govt Changes Rules on Anti-Corruption Referendum
The Romanian government on Thursday adopted a decree modifying the threshold needed for the referendum on justice issues to be held in tandem with the European Parliament elections on May 26.
Citizenship initiative 'No Convicts in Public Office' mandatorily amends the Constitution (USR's Barna)
Chairman of Save Romania Union (USR) Dan Barna told on Thursday a press conference in Pitesti that the citizens' initiative 'No Convicts in Public Office' will necessarily lead to the amendment of the Constitution. "This citizens' initiative, supported by USR with all its energy, mandatorily amends the Constitution.
Article 3 of Constitution on church-state ties to be revised
Article 3 of the Greek Constitution, regarding relations between church and state, will be subject to revision by the next Parliament, following a vote by lawmakers earlier Thursday.
Article 3 of Greek Constitution not subject to revision by next Parliament
Article 3 of the Greek Constitution, regarding relations between church and state, will not be subject to revision by the next Parliament, following a vote by lawmakers earlier Thursday.
MPs were on Thursday voting on which articles of the Constitution will be revised by the House that will be sworn in after this year's elections.
Government adopts proposal to amend Constitution
In order to improve the organization of judicial authorities and the positions of public prosecutors, the government proposed amendments to the provision of Article 4 of the Constitution, Articles 142-165, and consequently, the provisions of Article 99 of the Constitution (competence of the National Assembly), Article 105 (decision-making of the National Assembly) and the provisions of Article
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Greek government seeks to defuse tension
Amid mounting concerns over the government's survival after repeated threats by Independent Greeks (ANEL), the junior partner in the coalition, to withdraw over the Macedonia name deal, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos sought to reassure reporters on Wednesday that it will complete its four-year term in office.
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Parliament breaks for recess after authorizing cabinet to issue decree laws
The Turkish Parliament went on a break late May 16 after authorizing the cabinet to issue decree laws for the completion of harmonizing some key laws within the amended constitution before the June 24 elections.