President Pedro Agramunt of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly resigned. The Spanish senator was deprived of his powers in April. On Monday he raised a motion of distrust above the head.
The parliament of Catalonia decides Wednesday whether a debate is being held about the independence of the region. Two Catalan parties for independence, the Junts Pel Si and the CUP, argue for a debate on Monday.
The Spanish Supreme Court has called on the head of the Catalan police to testify about accusations of robbery. Josep Lluis Trapero may explain how the detention of high Catalan officials went on.
The Catalan government leader Carles Puigdemont said on Sunday evening after the controversial referendum that a doorway for Spain was opened. 'On this day of hope and suffering, the citizens of Catalonia have acquired the right to an independent state in the form of a republic,' said the Prime Minister, surrounded by cabinet members.
European parliamentarians have called for conflict control at the Madrid and Barcelona authorities after the controversial parliamentary debate on independence of Catalonia. 'I do not want to interfere with Spain's internal politics, but what happened in Catalonia on Sunday, I strongly agree,' replied Belg Guy Verhofstadt, chairman of the liberal Union Group. 'It's high time for the escalation.'
The Venezuelan opposition has denounced Wednesday's talks with President Nicolás Maduro's government to resolve the deep political crisis. The chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Foreign Parliament, Luis Florido, said that the conditions for the talks in the Dominican Republic were not met.
In Uganda's parliament, fiery fighting was broken and tampered with chairs before a debate on whether President Yoweri Museveni has to get a new deadline. Fights both government and opposition members took part in the fighting.
The German government parties suffered substantial losses during the parliamentary election of Sunday. The CDU of Angela Merkel and CSU sister party came together at 33 percent of the votes, the Social Democratic Co-operation Partners SPD received 20.9 percent support from the electorate.
The CSU, the Bavarian sister party of Angela Merkels CDU, suffered a considerable loss in the German parliamentary elections. According to the exit polls, the CSU only achieved 38.5 percent of the votes for the party, where a score of 49.3 percent was four years ago. This is the worst federal election result for the CSU since 1949.
Over sixty million Germans can vote in the parliamentary elections on Sunday. The Christian Democratic CDU of Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to win. Merkel would then become chancellor for the fourth consecutive time.
The Italian 5-star movement has chosen 31-year-old Luigi Di Maio as the leader. The anti-establishment party is high in the polls and in the parliamentary elections next year it is likely that it will be national power.
Just before the German parliamentary elections of Sunday, there seems to be virtually no movement in the voters' political preference.
The German voting threshold requires a party to get at least 5 percent of the votes to be eligible for parliamentary seats. This should prevent the public representation from being fragmented by a lot of parties who are unable to work together.
The United States wants the Iraqi Kurds to abstain from the referendum on independence that the Kurdish semi-autonomous region has issued in Iraq. The US is 'strongly opposed' to the scheduled Monday referendum, let the US Department of Foreign Affairs know.
Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi has formally demanded suspension of the independence referendum issued by the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan on Monday.
People who want a referendum on the new drainage act have now taken over 60,000 signatures. In order to enforce the consultative parliamentary consultation, it must have signed 300,000 people before 16 October.
A trade mission from the European Parliament to Myanmar is postponed because of the violence against Islamic Rohingya in the country. 'It would be the wrong signal to talk about trade now,' said D66 European Parliamentary Marietje Schaake.
Leaders of all parties in the German Bundestag expressed their positive opinion about the renewal of the ruling period. According to German media, they prefer elections every five years than every four years.
The European Union releases 120 million euros for free WiFi in at least six thousand locations in Europe. Per applicant, 20,000 euros will be available from next year. Whoever comes first, first served. Hospitals, libraries or other public places should then keep the system in air for at least three years.
Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg has claimed victory in parliamentary elections on Monday night. The sitting premier defeated her social-democratic rival Jonas Gahr Støre.
The parliamentary election in Norway seems to be a success for the conservative government of Prime Minister Erna Solberg.
A delegation of German parliamentarians visited the German soldiers at the base in Turkish Konya on Friday. The visit would take place in July but was held by Turkey because of tensions between countries.
There is a chance that the Netherlands will have more seats in the European Parliament. Now there are 26, but there could be 28 if the British parliamentarians in 2019 had to get their hands on them.
The revelations that Azerbaijan would have bought a large number of European politicians from, among other things, the Council of Europe, are in good shape at the organization's parliamentary meeting (PACE). Everything that sheds light on alleged corruption is welcome, said Vice-President Roger Gale. Last summer, the parliamentarians have already been investigating this.
The Spanish government has moved to the supreme judges of the country for a referendum that the government of the region of Catalonia wants to hold on October 1 on independence. Deputy Prime Minister Soroya Saénz de Santamaría said Wednesday that the government has asked the constitutional court to nullify the holding of the referendum. The Spanish law does not allow part of the country to separate itself.
The Cambodian police have arrested opposition leader Kem Sokha in Phnom Penh capital. According to his daughter, he was arrested for betrayal.
Norway takes additional measures to prevent chaos with results during the parliamentary elections of September 11th. For example, all government-issued votes must be counted one by one in addition to the usual scanning of ballot papers by computers.
In the Netherlands another 144 chickens are locked in connection with the egg scandal. There were 281 in Belgium. In Belgium there are still 30 out of 93. They are only unblocked if the amount of toxic fipronil in the eggs and chicken meat is below the maximum EU standards.
The House of Representatives has a crucial safety leak.
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Monday that he may have a dual nationality and can not take part in parliament.
