637 sessions held by the council, during which it directed 960 questions to the government
970 bills and topics approved by the "NBK" during 50 years
The National Bank has contributed over 5 decades to the nation's construction and development process.
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A parliamentary report of the General Secretariat of the Federal National Council confirmed that, over the past fifty years, the Council held 637 plenary sessions, during which it approved 970 draft federal laws and general issues, dealing with various sectors, and directed 960 questions to government representatives, pointing out that the current legislative chapter of the Council recorded The fastest federal bill passed in Parliament, a federal bill on guaranteeing rights in movable property, took three days to pass since it was received from the government in Parliament.
In detail, the report stated that the Council contributed, over the past five decades, to the process of construction, growth and comprehensive development that was and still is experienced by the UAE, and parliamentary work has received unlimited attention and support from the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, who He considered that the Council consolidates and embodies the participation of citizens in the decision-making process and in the implementation of the state's plans and strategies, an approach that continued under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, as His Highness is the patron of the process of empowering parliamentary work in the state.
According to a parliamentary report prepared by the General Secretariat of the Council, on the occasion of the country's celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the Union, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, was identified in the opening session of the first regular session of the first legislative term of the Federal National Council, which was held on the second The tenth of February 1972, the tasks and role of the council, in his first speech to the council, when he said: “In these crucial historical moments in which your esteemed council meets, the masses of the people on this good land who believe in their Lord, their homeland and their heritage look to you, confident that you, with God’s help, will participate in Achieving its hopes for pride, invincibility, progress and prosperity.” This speech constituted a prominent station in the council’s work process and the nature of the role, tasks and activity that it will undertake to achieve the basic participation in building a bright and prosperous future by achieving the vision of the leadership and the aspirations of the people of the Emirates.
According to the report, over the past fifty years, the Council held 637 public sessions, during which it approved 628 federal bills, discussed 333 general topics, adopted 362 parliamentary recommendations, directed 960 questions to government representatives, issued 80 statements, and viewed 1,139 treaties and agreements. International, and signed 47 memoranda of understanding and cooperation with Arab and international parliaments.
The process of parliamentary work during the era of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, was sponsored and directed by a translation of the political program announced by His Highness in 2005 to empower the Federal National Council, which included a number of pillars, including the organization of elections for the membership of the Council that took place during The years 2006, 2011, 2015 and 2019, during which the number of electoral bodies was increased from nearly 7,000 in 2006 in the first electoral experiment, to 337,738 members in 2019, to witness an increase of up to 50.58%, and the constitutional amendment No. “1” of 2009, and the promotion of women’s participation A member and a voter until her membership in the Council has reached 50% since the seventeenth legislative term, in implementation of the decision of His Highness the President of the State with the aim of enabling women to participate in the decision-making process.
The report stated that the Council set, during the seventeenth legislative term, objectives, strategic initiatives and various programs, especially at the societal level, in a way that enables it to embody keenness to be a supportive, guiding and supportive authority for the executive authority, and to work closely with the government to achieve happiness for the people of the UAE, and to support the level of services Which is provided to him in various sectors, and to contribute to achieving comprehensive sustainable development indicators in accordance with the best international standards and competitive indicators in a way that serves the interest of the country and raises its status among nations.
Adoption of the first bill
The Federal National Council prepared its first internal regulation with the aim of developing its performance in an institutional way, in the second session of the Council, which was held on the first of March 1972, and a federal decree was issued on it on the second of May 1972, while the draft law on the UAE emblem is the first draft law approved by the Council. In the fourth session, which was held on April 12, 1972, the issue of overcoming academic qualifications and occupying public positions with experienced citizens is the first general topic discussed by the Council, in the eighth session held on June 29, 1972, and the first recommendation issued by the Council was related to the budget The Union of 1972, while the first question from the Council to government representatives, about the members of the Union Defense Force, and the first request of the Federal National Council to amend the Constitution was in the fourth session.
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