Parliaments are ‘crucial’ in upholding democracy and human rights, Demetriou says
Parliaments are crucial in upholding the European values of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law, House President Annita Demetriou said on Friday while...
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Parliaments must uphold gender equality, House president says
House president Annita Demetriou on Friday participated in a working breakfast on the role of women in leadership, held on the sidelines of the European...
Moving to digital practices at House to be speeded up
Speeding up the digital transition of the House of Representatives and modernising its operation were the focus of a meeting on Tuesday between House president...
House president ‘will always support work of Karaiskakio’
House President Annita Demetriou said she would always support the work of Karaiskakio Foundation as she praised the altruism of 95 people who donated bone...
Cyprus remains a top priority for Greece, president says
Greece will continue to support Cyprus in its efforts to find a solution to the Cyprus problem and counter any attempt made by Turkey to...
Polish president given key to the city of Paphos (Updated)
Polish President Andrzej Duda was on Friday given the golden key to the city of Paphos by Mayor Phedonas Phedonos. Paphos was the last stop...
Demetriou highlights need to eliminate state discrimination
The need for changes to legislation to eliminate linguistic sexism in official state documents and gender-based discrimination in the workplace was among the issues highlighted...
House president calls for unity and cooperation to meet people’s expectations
The goal shared by the government and parliament is to meet the people’s expectations and that could only be achieved with cooperation and unity, new...
Time for more equality in parliament and society says House president candidate
We must all work together to realise the changes that our island needs otherwise we will all be exposed to a political system “that brings...
Annita Demetriou to stand as Disy candidate for House presidency (updated)
Ruling Disy on Friday announced MP Annita Demetriou as candidate for the House presidency, the second highest role in the Republic, which has never been...
Laws badly needed on reproductive rights, MPs say
Legislation is badly needed on sterilisation practices and the rights of women in this area, MPs heard on Monday. According to Disy MP Annita Demetriou,...