Lower House News

2:44 PM EST
12/22/2011 France-Turkey ties strained over genocide denial billTurkey recalled its ambassador in Paris Thursday and suspended political and military cooperation with France after the French lower house of parliament approved a bill criminalizing the denial of genocide, including the massacre of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Parliament, Lower House, Crime, Law And Justice, Laws, Civil, Arts, Culture And Entertainment, History

8:45 AM EST
12/21/2011 Jewish body condemns House GOP over Holocaust rhetoricA Washington-based Jewish body has slammed House Republicans for killing a Democratic resolution condemning Rep. Allen West of Florida over his recent invocation of Joseph Goebbels to attack Democrats.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Politics, Political Development, Parliament, Lower House, Human Rights

7:06 PM EST
12/20/2011 President Obama urges action as the Republican House members refuse to actPresident Barack Obama on Tuesday interrupted the daily briefing at the White House by his spokesman Jay Carney to urge the House of Representatives to pass a two-month extension already passed by the Senate by a overwhelming bipartisan support.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Politics, Political Development, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Budgets And Budgeting, Parliament, Lower House

6:27 AM EST
11/17/2011 New Greek PM gets confidence voteOn a 255-38 vote, new Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos was confirmed on Wednesday by the country’s Parliament. Now armed with a mandate, Papademos could proceed to finalize the 2012 budget and secure a bailout for Greece to avert a default and economic collapse.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Politics, Parliament, Lower House

7:11 AM EST
11/16/2011 Six-day-old Greek government undergoes vote of confidenceThe six-day-old government of Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is set for a vote of confidence on Wednesday as the embattled government seeks to secure financing to prevent a default of the country’s economy and keep it in the eurozone.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Parliament, Lower House, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Government Debt

9:18 AM EDT
10/28/2011 Ottawa seeks to add 30 MPs to Canada’s House of Commons in 2015Canada’s Tory-led government filed on Thursday the Fair Representation Act, which seeks to add 30 more MPs to the House of Commons by 2015.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Parliament, Lower House, Local Authority

9:37 AM EDT
10/25/2011 93 Tory MPs defy Cameron in EU referendum voteNinety-three Tory MPs did not follow party lines in Monday voting on a proposed European Union referendum at Britain’s House of Commons.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Parliament, Lower House, Parties And Movements

8:49 AM EDT
10/24/2011 Cameron seeks to regain powers from EU despite Tory grumblingBritish Prime Minister David Cameron will use support by the United Kingdom for a new European treaty to boost the single currency as leverage to get back powers from the European Union over employment and social laws.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Parliament, Lower House, Regional Authority

9:06 AM EDT
10/18/2011 Canadian Municipal Federation targets cut in travel time for commutersThe Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is pushing the Harper government to come up with a new infrastructure plan for cities to reduce travel time for commuters.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Transport, Road Transport, Politics, Parliament, Lower House, Labor, Employee

7:42 AM EDT
10/14/2011 Slovakia approves eurozone bailout fund hike on second voteSlovakia approved after a second vote Thursday the proposed increase in the euro bailout fund. The country is the last among the 17-member eurozone to approve the hike in the European Financial Stability Facility to $600 billion.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Politics, Parliament, Lower House