The Kurdistan Parliament votes on the drug laws and Turkmen occasions

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KDP and Gorran Reiterate support for KRG’s Reform Bill

 

 Basnews English 17/12/2019 - 14:33 Published in Kurdistan

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ERBIL — High-level delegations from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Change Movement (Gorran) met in Erbil on Tuesday and reiterated support for the reform bill submitted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).

At the end of the meeting, the spokespersons from both major Kurdish parties told reporters that they discussed the reform bill and agreed to help passing the bill at the parliament.

KDP’s Mahmoud Mohammed said there could be some concerns about parts of the KDP-Gorran agreement which are yet to be materialized, “but they only need some time”.

Mohammed assured that they are working together to lay the ground for the implementation of the full agreement, on top of which comes the reforms.

Darbaz Mohammed, from Gorran, said they also discussed the united position of the Kurdistani parties at the face of the newly emerged challenges in Iraqi politics.

He welcomed KRG’s reform plan and reiterated his party’s support for passing the bill.

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Kurdistan President, PM, Speaker Meet to Strengthen Internal Unity

 

 BasNews   17/12/2019 - 20:31  Published inKurdistan

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ERBIL - The Kurdistan Region's presidency, regional government, and parliament held a meeting on Tuesday, during which they, among other topics, stressed on further strengthening internal unity.

The three presidencies hailed the efforts made by the Kurdish president to build unity among the Kurdish political parties and establishing a Kurdish alliance in Baghdad as well.

They also exchanged views on the ongoing peaceful dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad, praising the role of the Kurdish delegates in this regard, as the Kurdistan Region and Iraq have already reached an agreement on the budget bill for the year 2020.

During their meeting, officials also reiterated their support to Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) plans for reforms.

Moreover, they discussed the latest security developments in the disputed areas, stressing on the international cooperations to face terrorism in the region.

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Kurdistan President, PM, Speaker Meet to Discuss Strengthening Internal Unity

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The Kurdistan Region's presidency, regional government, and parliament held a meeting on Tuesday, during which they, among other topics, stressed on further strengthening the internal unity.
The three presidencies hailed the efforts made by the Kurdish president to build unity among the Kurdish political parties and establishing a Kurdish alliance in Baghdad as well.

They also exchanged views on the ongoing peaceful dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad, praising the role of the Kurdish delegates in this regard, as the

Kurdistan Region and Iraq have already reached an agreement on the budget bill for the year 2020.

During their meeting, officials also reiterated their support to Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) plans for reforms.
Moreover, they discussed the latest security developments in the disputed areas, stressing on the international cooperations to face the threat of terrorism in the region.

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Two blocs in the region's parliament demand the unification of the salaries of retirees in Kurdistan with their federal government counterparts

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The Islamic Group’s bloc in the Kurdistan Regional Parliament called for the application of the federal retirement law in the region.

The head of the bloc, Abdul Sattar Majeed, stated in a statement, that the reform project submitted to Parliament is incomplete, because it does not refer to oil and gas imports, border outlets and others, and is limited to mentioning expenditures, adding that it is unfair not to mention in the law the minimum salary of retirees, which must Not less than four hundred or five hundred thousand dinars, according to his belief, similar to the salaries of retirees in the federal government.

In the same context, the head of the Kurdistan Islamic Party’s bloc in the region’s parliament, Sherko Jawdat, demanded that the minimum salary for the region’s pensioners be four hundred thousand dinars, and the necessity of unifying the salary system, including private and higher grades, calling for allocating part of the recovered funds in the event of reform of the law of reform, To find job opportunities for the unemployed.

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Kurdistan Parliament Extends Autumn Session by 30 Days

 

 Basnews English 24/12/2019 - 14:40 Published in Kurdistan

 

 

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ERBIL — Kurdistan Region Parliament decided on Tuesday to extend its current Autumn Season by 30 days.

It delayed the Winter recess so to conclude the discussions on the ‘Reform Bill’ and vote to pass the draft law.

A total of 77 lawmakers voted in favor of the session extension.

According to Parliament’s bylaw, it can delay the recesses by 15 to 30 days in case of emergency legislation procedures.

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IRAQ'S PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RESOLVED THROUGH DIALOGUE: PRESIDENT BARZANI

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (Photo Credit: Kurdistan Region Presidency Website)

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SULAIMANI — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani wished the people of the Kurdistan Region a happy New Year on Tuesday (December 31), including Peshmerga and the more than 1 million displaced persons living there.

He also addressed the ongoing unrest and instability in Iraq and the Middle East, saying that problems should be solved through dialogue.

“Iraq and the region are passing through a turbulent time and these events inevitably impact the Kurdistan Region as well. With unity, we have the strength to face whatever challenges that may arise and work together to ensure stability,” Barzani said in a statement.

“In Iraq, as always, we will cooperate and assist our fellow Iraqis. We urge all Iraqi groups to realize their common duties and responsibilities towards the country and to resolve all the difficulties through dialogue and understanding on the basis of the constitution. We also ask the international coalition to remain supportive and to cooperate with the Kurdistan Region and Iraq in confronting terrorism,” he added.

He concluded by emphasizing the diversity of the Kurdistan Region and the government's commitment to ensuring freedom for all of its people.

“All the ethnic and religious components that Kurdistan will remain the land of rights and freedoms for all, and it will continue to be the cradle of harmony, stability, co-existence, acceptance, pluralism and solidarity,” he said.

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Kurdistan

KRG vows implementation of reform agenda in 2020

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KRG building in Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

 

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Wednesday renewed its pledge to fully implement a widely-touted reform agenda in all its institutions in the year 2020.

“We hope to be able to implement our ambitious reform project… and be able to provide citizens more certainty, better livelihood, and improved services,” KRG Diwan Chief Omid Sabah told Kurdistan 24 on Wednesday.

The plan aims to achieve “a stronger, diversified economy that delivers more prosperity for everyone,” according to the KRG website. Primary focuses include reducing debt and promoting economic diversity.

The KRG says it will “create the right regulatory framework to encourage foreign and domestic entrepreneurs, make it easier to do business in Kurdistan, and invest in infrastructure across the region.”

“Potential investors and business partners will draw encouragement from the new government’s determination to tackle its fiscal challenges in a robust and transparent manner while laying the foundations for sustained and widespread economic growth.”

In December, the KRG approved the Reform Bill— which it considers a landmark a step toward reforming the region’s public sector—and sent it to the Kurdistan Region Parliament. A vote needed to make it law has yet to take place, but the legislature has extended its current term by a month to finish studying the proposal.

In late December, parliament completed the first reading of the 19-article bill, after which 85 lawmakers voted to grant it an “emergency status” to facilitate its passage.

After the parliamentary committee tasked with writing a comprehensive report about the bill submits it to the legislature, lawmakers would hold another session for a second reading of the bill before a vote can take place for it to become law.

Regarding how the law would affect the Kurdistan Region’s international efforts, Safeen Dizayee, Head of the KRG’s Department of Foreign Relations, affirmed to Kurdistan 24 on Wednesday that Erbil will increase its participation in international forums in the new year.

“There are serious efforts to develop our international relations and have a presence on international platforms,” Dizayee said. 

Editing by John J. Catherine

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KRG AND PARLIAMENT’S FINANCIAL COMMITTEE TO MEET ON PENSION REFORM BILL 

 

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SULAIMANI — Officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Kurdistan Parliament's Committee of Finance will meet on Tuesday (January 6) to discuss the pending pension and salary reform bill.

NRT Digital Media reporter Herish Qadir said that KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani will participate in the meeting with lawmakers.

A KRG source, who spoke under condition of anonymity, said that the meeting would be held at the offices of the KRG Council of Ministers at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.  

The Kurdistan Parliament approved the first reading of the legislation on December 16 and voted to fast-track it through the process, but ran out of time before the holiday break. The parliament then voted to extend its autumn session by an additional month.

The KRG Council of Ministers sent the legislation to Parliament on December 11 after months of delay. The nine-page bill will make changes to the pension, salary, stipends, and privilege systems.

The bill was approved by the Council of Ministers unanimously.

It has met with growing criticism from the families of Anfal victims, political prisoners, and activists, who criticize the fact that the legislation cuts benefits for many people in the Kurdistan Region, but retains large pensions for former government officials.

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The regional government holds a meeting to discuss political developments

News / Kurdistan :: 56 min ago :: 119‌ reads

 

Daww / Special
Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers is scheduled to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the latest political developments in Iraq and the region.

A source in the Council of Ministers told Dawav, on Tuesday 7/1/2020, that the Council will hold a meeting on Wednesday headed by Masrour Barzani, the President of the Council and Qubad Talabani, Vice-President of the Council, as they discuss the latest developments and developments on the political scene.

He added that the region is passing through a critical stage and it must prepare a plan to overcome the crisis and deal with political developments.

He pointed out that the Council will also discuss a draft law on reform and relations between the region and the federal government.

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Kurdistan Regional Government issues a decision in the interest of citizens

News / Economy :: 5 hours ago :: 1032‌ reads

 

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extended the receipt of premium housing units for citizens from 10 years to 20 years, according to the latest decision of the Council of Ministers of the Kurdistan Region.

According to Cabinet Book No. (563), issued on November 26, due to the financial crisis, large funds accumulated in the custody of citizens benefiting from the Housing Fund for the year 2016 and they were not able to return them, and the premiums will be given on the date of raising the savings and not receiving the debts at once from the citizens.

In the meantime, the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government issued three decisions:
1 - Receiving premiums from citizens at the date of saving.
2- They must be excused from the benefit of delay until the date of raising savings.
3- Beneficiaries who received 80% of the unit price, the repayment of their installments was extended from 10 years to 20 years.

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Resolution of the Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers for the benefit of employees

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Dawa / Special
Secretary of the Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers announced the addition of two paragraphs to the reform bill for the benefit of employees and retirees.

"The Kurdistan Parliament is holding a session next week to ratify the reform bill," said Amanj Rahim, secretary of the provincial cabinet.

Rahim added, "It was decided to add two paragraphs in the project at the parliament and government meeting. The first is to open a special account for the families of martyrs, political prisoners and social control, in which all financial dues are reserved and disbursed, and that the Ministry of Finance will later issue instructions on this subject."

He added, "The second paragraph is that the amount returned to the Ministry of Finance as a result of the reform will be a priority for retirees and an increase in the minimum salary for retirement."

Rahim said, "All of these topics that have been talked about will be approved in the end by the Kurdistan Parliament, which will hold a special session next week on this issue."

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Agreement of the Kurdistan government and parliament to exchange the salaries saved

News / Kurdistan :: 5 hours ago :: 3195‌ number of readings

 

Dawa / private
The Kurdistan government and parliament agreed at the last meeting to fix the provision for saving salaries saved for employees and fix the lowest salaries in the draft salary reform law. This paragraph was ratified on Wednesday by the Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers.

According to the information obtained by Dawaf, the last report of the Finance Committee in the Parliament of Kurdistan, in partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government, reached the Legal Committee in Parliament today, Thursday, January 9, 2020. The six in the Kurdistan Parliament.

The meeting, which will be held at 12 noon today, relates to the law of reform. After the meeting is over, the last report will be prepared for discussion in the session next Sunday for the Kurdistan Parliament.

And will be the Parliament of Kurdistan during its meeting next Sunday, the second reading of the legal project and the ratification of the project during the current month.

The government and the Kurdistan Parliament agreed at the last meeting to confirm the paragraph giving salaries saved to employees and fix the lowest salaries in the draft salary reform law. This paragraph was ratified on Wednesday by the Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers.

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The provincial government adds two paragraphs to the reform law

News / Kurdistan :: 24 hours ago :: 2540‌ number of readings

 

Dawa / Follow-up to 
the Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers meeting at a meeting today, Wednesday, 8/12020, the latest developments and developments in Iraq and the region. 

According to a statement of the regional government, the meeting was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Deputy Speaker of the Council Qubad Talabani, where at the beginning of the meeting the Prime Minister highlighted the latest developments in the situation in Iraq and the region, and said: "We are not with increased escalation in Iraq and the region, because that would To pave the ground for redoubling violence and the activities of terrorist organizations, especially ISIS, as the Kurdistan Region continues to assist the international coalition to combat terrorism. "

The Prime Minister stressed that the Kurdistan Region with calm conditions in Iraq and the region, saying: "We hope all parties respect the balanced role of the Kurdistan Region."

The Prime Minister also indicated during the meeting that the Kurdistan Regional Government will continue its talks with the Federal Government to ensure the constitutional rights and financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Region.

In another paragraph of the meeting, the Cabinet discussed the results of the joint meeting between the government and the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee of the Kurdistan Regional Parliament, in which a number of proposals were discussed.

After the consultation, it was decided to add two paragraphs, the first relates to opening an account for salaries recipients, its work is organized according to the regulations set by the Ministry of Finance and Economy, while the second paragraph relates to reviewing the minimum wages for retirees after implementing the reform law.

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The regional parliament votes on the legal laws and Turkmen occasions

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{Baghdad: Al Furat News} The Kurdistan Regional Parliament voted on two bills in the regular session held today, Sunday.

Parliament approved the drug bill, and the national events law for Turkmen in the region.
The Kurdistan Parliament had completed the second reading of the drug law on December 16 of the previous year, and today 88 members of parliament voted to legislate the law out of 111 members. is over

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The Kurdistan Parliament votes on the drug laws and Turkmen occasions

 

Baghdad / .. Kurdistan Parliament voted on two bills in the regular session held today, Sunday.

Parliament approved the drug bill, and the national events law for Turkmen in the region.

The Kurdistan Parliament had completed the second reading of the drug law on December 16 of the previous year, and today 88 88 members of parliament voted to legislate the law out of 111 members.

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KRG Grants Official Permission to Build Chinese Consulate Compound in Erbil

 

Basnews English 13/01/2020 - 15:31 Published in Kurdistan

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ERBIL — Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Municipality and Tourism officially signed documents to permit the construction of a compound for the Chinese consulate general in Erbil.

The permission was signed by a ministry director general and Ni Ruchi, the consul general of China.

Minister Sasan Awni was present during the ceremony.

The new consulate compound will be built on Erbil-Pirmam road in the capital city of Kurdistan Region.

There are a total of 21 foreign consulate generals, eight consulates, consular offices, and embassy offices with nine other honorary consulates and foreign trade offices in Erbil.

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UN envoy to Iraq meets with Kurdistan President, KRG PM in Erbil

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani meets with UN Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert in Erbil, January 13, 2020.

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SULAIMANI — UN Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert separately met with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil on Monday (January 13).

The UN envoy, the Region’s president and the prime minister discussed the latest developments in Iraq during the meetings, according to two separate statements from KRG and the region’s president office.

President Barzani said the Kurdistan Region is ready to help restore peace and stability in Iraq during the meeting with Hennis-Plasschaert, his office said in the statement.

They also discussed the ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad and the southern provinces, according to the statement.

“The President also underlined that the legitimate grievances of the protesters should be recognized and taken into consideration,” it cited Barzani as saying.

They also discussed the UN and international community’s plans and roadmaps to support Iraq at this stage, it added.

Hennis-Plasschaert also met with KRG Premier Barzani in Erbil. They said all the Iraqi sides should take the sensitivity of the situation into account as Iraq is passing through difficult circumstances, KRG said in a statement.

They emphasized that further tension of the situation would not be in the interests of the people of Iraq and the region, according to the statement.

They also stressed on the need to maintain security and stability of the situation, the statement read.

Tensions between Washington and Tehran hit a high after a US strike killed Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani on January 3, prompting the Council of Representatives to vote to call on the government to seek the exit of foreign troops from Iraq. Kurdish and Sunni parties boycotted the session.

On January 8, Iran retaliated to the assassination by firing nearly two dozen ballistic missiles at bases in Anbar and Erbil hosting US and coalition troops.

Officials in the Kurdistan Region called for dialogue and de-escalation, making it clear that they wanted coalition troops to remain in order to keep pressure on Islamic State and prevent it from reasserting itself.

Tensions between Washington and Tehran have spiked since Trump unilaterally withdrew in 2018 from the Iran nuclear deal struck by his predecessor Barack Obama and began reimposing sanctions that had been eased under the accord.

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