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An extraordinary session in the Bulgarian Parliament took a tumultuous turn as members of the pro-Russian party "Vazrazhdane" party sought to disrupt proceedings, sparking turmoil within the debating chamber. The session, primarily focused on critical energy-related amendments, was marred by dramatic interruptions and attempts to silence discussions by shutting down the sound system.

In a culmination of a five-day debate on the 2024 state budget, the Greek Parliament concludes proceedings on Sunday with speeches from the Prime Minister and leaders of parliamentary groups. 

Following this, an electronic roll-call vote is slated for the budget, assuming the significance of a vote of confidence in the government.

The term "bad lawmaking" - describing the practice of introducing amendments at the last minute, without following the procedures prescribed by the Constitution and the rules of Parliament - is lenient.

This is not just sloppy work, but malicious lawmaking - a remnant of the era that followed the end of the dictatorship which, 50 years later, has not been cured.

The debate on the postal vote for Greeks living abroad was an undertaking that embarrassed the political system, which, in the previous parliamentary period, could not agree on the obvious solution.

With an overwhelming majority, MPs have voted to lift the immunity of 11 parliamentarians from the extreme-right Spartans party over their alleged links to jailed neo-Nazi figure Ilias Kasidiaris.

The decision lifts the immunity of 11 of the 12 MPs elected with the Spartans in June 2013, one of whom has since declared himself to be an independent MP.

Among them are the rebalancing of the budget, the election of the Minister of Economy, excise taxes, pension and disability insurance, management of companies owned by the Republic of Serbia.
President of the Assembly of Serbia, Vladimir Orli, at the request of 104 deputies, called the fifth extraordinary session for today, starting at 10 a.m.

Their proxies asked the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia and MPs to suspend any action and work of the Inquiry Committee, until the criminal proceedings before the prosecutor's office and the court are completed.

The Turkish parliament has officially announced a recess period until Oct. 1, according to a publication in the Official Gazette.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will outline the key policies and targets for his government's second four-year term in Parliament, in a three-day debate that will start on Thursday.

Mitsotakis will open the debate at 5 p.m. 

BELGRADE - Serbian Interior Minister Bratislav Gasic won a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Wednesday.

Thirty-seven of 192 MPs in attendance voted in favour of an opposition motion of no confidence for Gasic, 148 voted against and seven took no part in the vote.