Civil servants trained to assess tenders
The first 45 civil servants trained in public tenders have been certified and will be using their skills in their respective government departments, the state treasury said on Monday.
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Parliament to vote on tax reform next week
Parliament will hold a vote on the government’s tax reform next week, MPs decided on Monday.
The vote at the House plenum will take place on Monday, December 22 – cutting ...
Being married to a Cypriot ‘does not guarantee nationality’
Being married to a Cypriot national does not automatically confer the right to become a Cypriot citizen, the attorney-general’s office said on Monday following a supreme constitutional court ruling.
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Parliament enshrines right to treatment for drug addicts
The House plenum on Thursday evening passed a number of bills and also a resolution enshrining the right of drug addicts to receive treatment.
The resolution – not a law – guaranteeing ...
House discusses amendments to tax reform
MPs on Thursday held a first discussion of the amendments that the political parties will table regarding the government’s tax reform bills, with four of the parties – Disy, Diko, ...
GPS devices ‘to be installed on commercial vehicles’ to prevent fly tipping
Efforts to get trucks transporting debris to install GPS – so that the vehicles can be tracked to ensure they don’t unload the rubble in illegal dumps – have come to ...
Police union threatens action over workload
The police branch of the union Isotita on Tuesday challenged a decision by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis to reduce police officers’ rest days, warning it is prepared to pursue legal ...
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Tenders withdrawn as GSI faces reassessment
French telecoms company Nexans has reportedly withdrawn tenders linked to the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), informing interested companies that the project is not moving forward on its existing timetable.
Sources ...
Audit report highlights poor bookkeeping at transport ministry
Poor bookkeeping and inadequate internal audits at the transport ministry and the Road Transport Department have led to a situation where the government doesn’t have a handle on what ...
Heavy rains bring little inflow into dams
Despite heavy rains over the weekend, no significant amount of water flowed into the reservoirs of the Paphos district, the Water Development Department said on Monday.
But the WDD’s ...
Real estate agents president says been threatened by criminal elements
The Real Estate Agents Registration Council said on Monday that its president has personally received threats from criminal elements to withdraw a complaint filed against a real estate agent alleged ...
New justice minister takes over at time ‘filled with challenges’
Public safety and faster delivery of justice will be among the top priorities of his ministry, the new justice minister pledged on Monday.
Constantinos Fitiris made the remarks during the ...
MPs sweating over tax reform deadline
MPs literally have their work cut out for them as the clock winds down on the calendar year, before the end of which the government expects them to have passed ...
Cyprus ends cabinet power to grant ‘golden passports’
The cabinet has been stripped of the authority to grant citizenship to foreign investors, under a law passed on Thursday during the last regular session of the House plenary this ...
Cyprus to create organised crime police unit with Greek support
Cyprus plans to set up an organised crime division within the police, the justice minister revealed on Thursday, but would not give a timeframe for the operation of the new ...
Keravnos urges MPs to approve 2026 budget as “investment in the future”
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday called on MPs to pass the 2026 state budget, describing it as “an investment in the future of our country”.
In a speech at the ...
MPs question legality of being served traffic camera fines at airports
The company operating traffic cameras across Cyprus gets paid a fixed, pre-agreed rate that does not depend on the number of recorded traffic violations, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, ...
String of police failings listed in audit report
The police’s efforts to procure anti-drone systems turned into a fiasco dragging on for seven years, until finally the endeavour was dropped altogether, the Audit Office said in a ...
Akel bill proposes criminalising unauthorised deepfakes, AI manipulation
An Akel MP has tabled legislation to tackle the phenomenon of ‘deepfakes’ and AI manipulation of audio-visual material.
The bill from Akel’s Christos Christofides would make a criminal offence ...
MPs show little agreement with proposed tax reforms
Major disagreements came to the fore in parliament on Monday, as MPs and interest groups continued debating six government bills comprising the proposed tax reform.
One point of contention relates ...
Consensus reached over ‘draconian’ protests law
A consensus appeared to take shape in parliament on Monday over amendments to a law regulating public gatherings and parades, which critics have called draconian.
The law had been passed ...
Cabinet approves defensive arms list for EU Safe programme
The cabinet on Thursday green-lit the armaments which Cyprus intends to procure via the Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme.
The list of armaments was prepared by the defence ministry.
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MPs slam €800,000 rent for defence ministry offices
MPs on Thursday grumbled about the defence ministry lacking a building of its own, continuing to be housed in rented premises costing some €800,000 a year.
The matter came up during ...
MPs delay vote on president’s MOT fee referral
MPs decided on Thursday to postpone by a week a vote on whether to accept or reject the president’s referral of a law concerning an increase in the MOT ...