Elias Hazou

After a lively debate at the House plenum, MPs on Thursday gave the thumbs-down to a government bill attempting to regulate the practice of Easter bonfires. The vote went 28 against, ...

Paphos police on Thursday apprehended a man wanted in connection with a robbery, after a car chase and warning shots fired. In a statement, the police said that they attempted ...

The estimated cost of this summer’s forest fires in the mountainous regions of Limassol comes to €60 million, of which under €5 million has been paid out in compensation so far, ...

Cyprus has surpassed the EU average in utilising EU funds through the 2021-2027 multi-annual financial framework, however it still stands at 18.8 per cent of the amount it is entitled to, ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides could in theory face perjury charges and land in jail should a former ally of his deliver on a promise to provide evidence showing that the ...

The government on Tuesday made much of the “strategic ties” between Nicosia and Washington, but offered little in the way of details of what the two countries’ chief diplomats discussed ...

The defence ministry continues to face organisational issues and structural inertia that in many cases incur a fiscal cost, a report published on Tuesday said. The Audit Office report covers ...

Strong disagreements with aspects of the government’s proposed tax reform came to the fore on Monday, as parliamentarians were again urged to vote through the legislation by year’s ...

In 2024 the state-run power corporation spent €211 million on greenhouse gas emissions allowances – €45 million less than the previous year – while posting a net profit of €37 million, according to a presentation of ...

Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Monday sounded cautiously optimistic on the prospects of the least-worst scenario materialising in relation to the stalled LNG project at Vasiliko. Speaking to news outlet ...

The Akel party on Thursday tabled a bill aiming to curb the granting of permits for commercial solar parks, in a stated bid to protect arable land as well as ...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Thursday upheld the Cypriot authorities’ decision to impose salary and pension cutbacks on civil servants in the midst of the 2011-2012 financial ...

People employed in the broader public sector will be able to work from home, under a law passed at the House plenum on Thursday. The government legislation provides for mixed ...

Over the past two years tax authorities have managed to squeeze out an additional €29.9 million from businesses playing fast and loose with their VAT receipts, MPs heard on Thursday. The ...

The government’s financial watchdog on Tuesday slammed the Water Development Department (WDD) hard over its lax checks of water usage and its ongoing failure to properly invoice for water ...

A former cadre of the Disy party on Tuesday accused ex-president Nicos Anastasiades of lying, in an ongoing spat between the two that also dragged in the former lead negotiator ...

About a fourth of those endorsing President Nikos Christodoulides’ candidacy back in 2023 have landed one position or another in the government, media reported on Monday. Daily Politis named the 26 of ...

During 2026, the government intends to continue its policy of returns of irregular migrants while at the same time pursuing efforts to integrate lawful migrants into Cypriot society, the deputy minister ...

The interior minister on Monday revealed a set of ambitious goals for next year, including making housing affordable and slashing red tape. Constantinos Ioannou was speaking in parliament during a ...

Commentators have given the thumbs-down to the coming changes to the tax regime – not so much for any major errors in it, but because it falls short of the government ...

Holders of prepaid mobile phone numbers will get a month’s reprieve to register, under a law passed by the House on Thursday. The bill was fast-tracked through parliament, as ...

Government officials on Thursday promised that a series of measures are on the way to correct distortions in the awarding of public contracts, after a recent report revealed a disproportionate ...

The finance minister said on Thursday he is “confident” that the government and parliament will work together to push through the tax reform so that the new system takes effect ...

The government will soon have “specific announcements” to make relating to energy matters, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. He made the cryptic remarks on his way to a luncheon ...