41.   In November, the House of Representatives adopted a bill allowing the federal government to come to come to the rescue for organizations linked with a terrorist risk.

42.   After parliament adopts the bill, the government will hold a referendum before proceeding to amend the constitution.

43.   Also in November, parliament adopted a bill seeking to raise military salaries according to post and rank.

44.   Assembly sources said they expected the final bill to be adopted in the early hours of Thursday.

45.   Chairman Baltazar Sator told reporters the committee had adopted the bill.

46.   The noose has tightened around suspects wanted by the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague, after the Yugoslav parliament adopted a bill allowing extradition to the court.

47.   The ruling conservative coalition had to fight clause by clause to try to get the bill adopted by the end of the day.

48.   The Spanish cabinet on Friday adopted a bill that would ban Batasuna, the political wing of the Basque armed separatist movement ETA.

49.   Yassin promised parliament would soon adopt three bills regulating foreign investment, and also called on businessmen in Davos to take their own stake in Russia.

50.   Where possible, the bills should be adopted at the first reading, it said.