Establishing syndicate for media workers

The House of Representative Monday, under its Speaker Ali Abdel Aal, is due to announce its final decision on a draft law set to establish a syndicate for media workers.

This falls within the framework of resuming parliamentary sessions Monday afternoon when four morning and evening sessions will be held on the course of two days.

Monday's morning sessions will discuss five requests submitted by lawmakers to hold general discussions on the government's policy regarding prices of fertilizers, pesticides and seeds as well as preserving monuments.

Holding discussions on depleting foreign currency, shortage of ICU beds and distributing lands enlisted in the country's reclamation plan are among requests by the MPs.

During it's two-session, the parliament will tackle reports by the ad-hoc committees on bill by the government to amend some articles of health insurance system for students and children law.

The House of representatives is set to approve a deal on technical cooperation with Germany and a loan by the Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development to fund water projects and upgrade agriculture system in Sinai.

Also, it will resume probing a report by the constitutional and legislative with regard to taking legal action against MP Khaled Abdel Maabod Bishr.

Tomorrow's evening session will discuss three reports by ad-hoc committees about a presidential decree on deal clinched with South Korea. Under the deal, a loan is earmarked for upgrading railway signals in Upper Egypt. 

The three reports also cover decrees on a cooperation deal in the maritime trade with Bahrain and another with Mauritania on maritime transport.

Source MENA