Daily Archives: 22. Mai 2019
Likud tables new Immunity Law proposal
MK Miki Zohar (Likud) submitted on Tuesday a draft for a new Immunity Law, that would prevent MKs from being brought to criminal trial.
No indictment for Netanyahu
(20. April 1997)
Netanyahu told CNN‘s Walter Rodgers he was „glad that the truth came out,“ and said the entire incident was „blown out of proportion and twisted out of shape.“
„It‘s politics,“ he said in an interview shortly after the attorney general released his report. „Of course there were people out to get us. But this is going nowhere. It‘s done. It‘s finished.“
Attorney General Delays Netanyahu‘s Pre-indictment Hearing Until October
Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit agreed on Wednesday to postpone Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s indictment hearing until October.
Bundes-Verfassungsgesetz (B-VG)
Art. 70 B-VG
(1) Der Bundeskanzler und auf seinen Vorschlag die übrigen Mitglieder der Bundesregierung werden vom Bundespräsidenten ernannt. Zur Entlassung des Bundeskanzlers oder der gesamten Bundesregierung ist ein Vorschlag nicht erforderlich; die Entlassung einzelner Mitglieder der Bundesregierung erfolgt auf Vorschlag des Bundeskanzlers.
„Wir betreten Neuland“: Viele offene Fragen zu Expertenregierung
Bei der Neubesetzung gelten jedoch die gleichen Regeln wie auch sonst bei der Bestellung der Bundesregierung: Der amtierende Bundeskanzler schlägt dem Bundespräsidenten Personen vor, die dann vom Präsidenten geprüft werden. Wenn der Bundespräsident mit diesen Vorschlägen einverstanden ist, werden die entsprechende Ernennungen vorgenommen.
Rüstungsgeschäfte: Wie Europas Banken Waffen finanzieren
Die Menschenrechtsorganisation „Facing Finance“, Herausgeber der Studie, hat elf Rüstungsunternehmen untersucht, die in den vergangenen vier Jahren die Region Nahost und Nordafrika beliefert haben. Demnach finanzierten zehn europäische Top-Banken diese Firmen mit 24 Milliarden Euro.
Rumours – unconfirmed, but also not denied – that the PM is planning a statement from Downing Street tonight
‚She needs to go‘: Now May‘s Cabinet ministers line up to face the PM in private meetings as MPs demand she quit TODAY amid fury at disastrous Brexit Bill second referendum promise
– Theresa May‘s plan to bring forward new Brexit Bill is in tatters after repeated attempts to woo Labour MPs
– Her chances of getting the deal through are fading as Tories voice opposition with 65-plus set to rebel
– Michael Gove has refused to guarantee that the Withdrawal Agreement Bill would come to the Commons
– Tory 1922 committee is meeting at 4pm – after PM faces Commons – with members pledging to topple her
Brexit latest news: Theresa May faces full-scale revolt as Tory MPs call on 1922 Committee to pave way for fresh confidence vote
Theresa May‘s premiership is on the brink amid a full-scale revolt over her new Brexit deal, with Tory MPs calling for a change in the party rules to facilitate a leadership challenge.
END GAME: Cabinet abandons isolated Theresa May as Brexiteers plot to kick her out TODAY
As Mrs May faces her final battle:
– Tory grandees threaten to change party rules so the leader can be removed immediately
– Fed-up backbenchers said she should go now and leave Brexit to her successor
– The PM‘s DUP allies warned she is leaving Britain at the mercy of the EU
– Even Mrs May‘s most loyal MPs said she should scrap the planned vote on her deal
Brexit latest: Cabinet ministers meet to plot call for Theresa May‘s resignation
Environment Secretary Michael Gove gave an apparent hint that a big Commons vote on the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, due in the week of June 3, should be pulled.
Sources said several Cabinet ministers agreed with him that the vital Bill should be kept back for a new Tory leader to manage.
Brexit: No 10 plans to stand firm as PM‘s future unclear
A long-standing – but not usually a very public – critic likened me to a spectator at the guillotine as I stalked the commons corridors.
I asked him when he felt the political blade would fall on Theresa May‘s premiership.
With a smile, he said: „Soon – very soon.“
Expertenregierungen: Fachleute ohne Rückhalt im Parlament
In Österreich wird erwogen, die Ministerposten bis zu den Neuwahlen mit Fachleuten ohne Parteibindung zu besetzen. In Italien hat sich gezeigt: Es kann funktionieren – aber nur, wenn das Parlament kooperiert.
House panel issues subpoenas for Hope Hicks, Annie Donaldson
The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday issued subpoenas to former White House officials Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson for documents and testimony, setting the stage for another clash with the White House over former officials appearing before Congress.
The committee issued the subpoenas to Hicks and Donaldson as part of their sweeping investigation into possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power.
Democratic Calls for Impeachment Inquiry Grow as Leaders Instead Vow to Toughen Tactics
A bloc of liberal Democrats began pressing on Tuesday for an impeachment inquiry of President Trump, underscoring party divisions and the growing difficulties that Speaker Nancy Pelosi faces as she tries to chart a more methodical course.
Lawmakers emerge from Iran threat briefing split along partisan lines
Debate over the threat posed by Iran took on a partisan hue after Trump administration officials briefed lawmakers Tuesday, with Democrats charging that the White House is blowing normal threat levels out of proportion and Republicans insisting that deterrence, not war, is the goal.
Heidi Allen suggests Change UK may not exist at general election
Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, the newcomer group’s interim leader signalled that Change UK could morph into something else in the „brand new world“ of the next parliamentary race.
The former Tory MP admitted the format of the party – which is struggling to break through in the polls ahead of this week‘s European elections – could change as she pushes for it to become “more successful”.
3. But senior govt figure tonight absolutely adamant vote on the bill will happen, suggesting some Labour MPs are privately making positive noises
May now offering MPs second referendum if they vote for her colony agreement. This government is just beyond shameless. This whole stitch up really is deplorable to watch unfold and will only increase resentment and alienation among leave voters #brexit
!!!!!!! How to Not deliver Brexit! Farcical.
I supported the PM’s rotten deal last time as I felt we could then draw a line and select a new PM to pick up the pieces. But I cannot support this convoluted mess. That it takes us towards a rigged referendum between her deal and no Brexit is just grotesque. The PM must go.
Total betrayal of the British people. If the parliamentary Tory Party does not remove her now I think the Tories are headed for Canada-style wipeout.
You could almost hear MPs headbutt the wall in anger: HENRY DEEDES sees the PM deliver an emotional plea
I fear we are in for a long, hot summer.
ULTIMAYTE BETRAYAL: Theresa May faces new coup after gamble to force deal through by offering second referendum backfired
Senior Tory backbenchers will now try to force a confidence vote in the PM when the party’s grandees meet at 4pm on Wednesday.
Brexiteer Nigel Evans said: “She has U-turned on absolutely everything. We cannot put up with this any longer.
Theresa May Backs Vote on Second Referendum
Theresa May has committed to ‘ten commandments’ as part of the new offer she is putting before Parliament in one final attempt to pass her Withdrawal Agreement. They include a vote on a second referendum. Read them here: