Sentence examples for debate an emergency from inspiring English sources

Quebec's legislators on Thursday night began to debate an emergency bill that the provincial government hopes will end a 14-week student strike over tuition increases.

The union voted to debate an emergency motion including a call for a one-day strikes on the white paper changes before the end of the school year this summer.

Teachers debated an emergency motion calling for joint action with the other major teaching unions, as well as balloting NUT members on national action as soon as possible.

The bill, which cleared its final reading in the House of Lords on Monday, will be debated in an emergency Commons debate later.

11.38am BST Len McCluskey, the Unite general secretary, has just delivered a speech to the conference in the debate on an emergency motion on banking, growth and jobs.

2.20pm: Debate on an emergency motion on banking saying the Financial Services Authority should impose "the maximum possible penalties" on bankers "found to have breached the trust of their customers".

A proposal to exchange Syrian refugees has been debated at an emergency EU-Turkey summit in Brussels, as Ankara demanded an extra €3bn to help manage Europe's migration crisis.

This could potentially clear the way to recall MPs for an emergency debate on Friday, though it is possible the debate could be pushed back until late next week.

In Oxford, academics have petitioned for an emergency debate at the university's congregation next week but Oxford's leadership vowed to block any debate using procedural rules.

Last week, the UN Security Council declared Ebola a threat to global peace and security, the first time it had debated a medical emergency since the first outbreak of HIV/Aids.

A public outcry ensued, prompting an "emergency" debate in parliament.