Italy's parliament on Thursday rejected opposition amendments trying to prevent the government from acquiring satellite services from companies outside the EU, which a representative from Starlink had denounced as 'anti-Musk' moves.

Portugal's cabinet has decided to go ahead with a motion of confidence in the centre-right government that is opposed by the main opposition parties, it said on Thursday, with a parliamentary vote expected to take place next Tuesday.

Opposition politicians in Georgia say elections were rigged, and have boycotted parliament. But while they're protesting, controversial laws are being passed and an authoritarian regime is cementing its power.

The speaker of New Zealand’s parliament has told lawmakers that he will not consider further complaints about the use of the country’s Māori name, Aotearoa, in Parliament, after one made a bid to have

The new German parliament will convene for the first time on March 25, some four weeks after national elections last month, dpa learnt on Thursday. A transitional committee comprised of the incumbent president of the lower house of parliament and representatives of the newly formed parliamentary groups - known as the Vorältestenrat - apparently reached agreement on the date for the inaugural session.