MPs seek upfront payments for overseas treatment
MPs on Thursday demanded that the state pay up front for travel and accommodation expenses incurred by families where a person receives medical treatment abroad.
The matter of overseas patient ...
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Pension reform to cost over €50m a year
The fiscal cost of the planned overhaul of the pension system will tally at “considerably more” than €50 million a year, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Thursday, while insisting that ...
MPs see Vasiliko problems ‘with own eyes’
MPs on Tuesday demanded an explicit timetable for the completion of the stalled LNG import project at Vasiliko, while the state-run entity in charge of it gave interested companies one ...
Nearly 40% applications for Limassol fire compensation rejected
Nearly four in ten compensation applications for damage to property sustained in last year’s devastating Limassol wildfire have been rejected, according to information made public on Monday.
The data ...
Cost of new building for AG’s office rockets €23 million
The new premises of the attorney-general’s offices are now costed at €23 million more than they were three years ago when the previous tender was scrapped, reports said on Monday.
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Civil servant hiring practice under scrutiny at House
The Public Service Commission (PSC) said on Monday it does not know how many exams will be carried out under a proposed new system for hiring in the civil service.
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Are foreign buyers driving up Cyprus property prices?
Are foreign nationals snapping up real estate in Cyprus at an increasing rate? Yes, the numbers show that unequivocally. Has the situation spun out of control, driving up property prices ...
Police warn of new phone scam
Authorities on Thursday alerted the public to a new type of phone scam, where individuals impersonating police officers call people and ask for bank account information.
According to a statement, ...
Witnesses testify as Phedonos trial resumes
The trial of furloughed Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos resumed on Thursday, with the prosecution calling to the stand a number of witnesses acquainted with the alleged rape victim.
Phedonos faces ...
Protest held against Herzog visit
A demonstration took place without incident outside the presidential palace late Thursday afternoon protesting the visit here by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Organised by the Cyprus Peace Council and other ...
Ministry clarifies new affordable housing schemes
The interior ministry on Thursday provided a series of clarifications on two new schemes designed to boost affordable housing, announced earlier this week.
The first scheme concerns the allocation of ...
Reboot of animal farming depends on farmers disinfecting
An official on Tuesday blamed certain livestock farmers for any delays in restarting business in areas affected by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) due to their failure to properly disinfect their premises.
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GSI to cost a lot more than initially projected
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, telling MPs that the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) could end up costing a great deal more than the €1.9 billion as advertised, ...
EU-wide company transparency laws discussed by MPs
Lawmakers on Monday began reviewing proposed legislation requiring Cyprus to participate in an EU-wide centralised platform providing data on companies and financial institutions.
Officials have prepared a dozen bills for ...
Parliament looks at speeding up hiring of civil servants
Parliament on Monday took a first look at a batch of bills aiming to rationalise and speed up hiring in the civil service, with MPs objecting to some of the ...
Government moves to restrict foreign property purchases
Government officials and MPs on Thursday revisited the matter of restricting property and land purchases by non-EU nationals, with one lawmaker saying that foreign nationals account for one-half of such ...
Akel seeks answers on GSI viability
In a letter published on Thursday, the leader of opposition Akel has asked the finance minister how the entry of a French asset management firm in the Great Sea Interconnector (...
Welfare recipients face gambling ban
Lawmakers on Thursday continued seeking ways of barring recipients of Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) from gambling at casinos, amid an acknowledgment they have to tread carefully due to privacy considerations.
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Call for investment in AI
An association representing IT companies in Cyprus on Tuesday called for at least €1 billion in investment in artificial technology (AI) over the next five years.
“If we truly wish for ...
Calls for govt to clarify pension reforms, not give in to big business
Main opposition party Disy and the Chamber of Commerce (Keve) on Tuesday called on the government to clear up ambiguities in its pension reform plan, while a left-leaning trade union ...
Consumers should brace for further fuel price hikes in 2028
Consumers should brace for new fuel price hikes come 2028, MPs heard on Tuesday, as Cyprus harmonises with EU rules increasing the use of biofuels in transport.
In parliament, officials said ...
Embezzlement indictment ‘a malicious conspiracy’
Former deputy attorney-general Loukis Loucaides on Monday called his indictment for financial embezzlement “a malicious conspiracy” against him, insisting he did nothing wrong.
Loucaides – who served as deputy AG from 1975 ...
‘Positive’ meetings held on pension reform
The main group representing the interests of businesses set out on Monday their concerns over the government’s planned pension reform, while talks continued among stakeholders on its details.
A ...
Work on GSI ‘could resume by year’s end’
Work on the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) could resume by year’s end, the Greek foreign minister said on Monday reiterating that Greece would not ask Turkey’s “permission” to ...