Sparks fly at House over state land swap
Interior minister Constantinos Petrides and MPs jousted on Thursday over a prior government decision swapping state land with a parcel of private property in Limassol,
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Fire fighting to focus on clearing wild vegetation growth
The government on Tuesday restated its readiness to tackle what is expected to be a fearsome fire season, as fields filled with dry vegetation continue
Petrides calls for support from EU counterparts to tackle mass influx of migrants
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has called for urgent practical support to Cyprus through the refugee relocation program, as the situation over the past few months
Government services ready for difficult fire season
The government is ready to deal with fires this summer and proper preparations have been made, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday. Dealing with
Plan unveiled for affordable housing
The government on Friday unveiled a plan aimed at creating affordable housing for vulnerable groups of the population based on eight pillars, including the introduction
Cyprus could benefit more from EU’s rescue programme, Stylianides says
Cyprus could benefit even more from the implementation of the European Civil Protection Mechanism rescEU, European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides)
Cash handouts worth €5m a year for 20,000 mountain residents
More than €5m a year in cash handouts will be allocated to 20,000 residents of 110 mountain communities who live at an altitude of 600m
EC to support Cyprus over asylum applications
Migration and increased flows of asylum seekers were at the centre of a meeting on Tuesday between Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides and the European Commission’s
EU officials due in Cyprus to help ease migration pressure
Officials from European services and agencies are expected to arrive on the island in the coming days in view of easing the increased pressure of
Cabinet approves revised Cybc budget (updated)
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved state broadcaster Cybc’s revised budget, which will be put to the House’s plenary vote on Friday, a week after it
State to revamp CyBC, cut political-party fodder (Updated)
The government will amend legislation to reduce the state broadcaster’s blanket coverage of political parties’ announcements and boost proper news reporting, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides
Interior minister underlines Cyprus’ role in EU-Arab relations
Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides has underlined Cyprus` role in EU-Arab relations, pointing out that because of its location and the trilateral cooperation with countries in
Cyprus says EU asylum policies failing frontline countries
Cyprus cannot accept the EU’s Legislative Package on Asylum without provisions for redistribution of migrants across the bloc, Interior Minister Constasntinos Petrides has said. He
Local government reform will cut red tape says minister
The plan to reform local administration essentially means restructuring the role of central government, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday, highlighting the scale of
Almost 2,500 applications filed for ‘golden visas’
From May 2013 until August of this year, 2,390 applications were filed by law firms and accounting firms on behalf of foreign nationals seeking Cypriot
Extreme weather exercise held as severe weather batters island
Coinciding with thunderstorms and torrential rain which caused damages in much of Cyprus, the ministry of the interior carried out an exercise on dealing with
Local government reforms plan to be ready in two months
A new proposal on the clustering of municipalities and local government reform is to be ready with the next two months, Interior Minister, Constantinos Petrides,
Housing schemes in pipeline to deal with skyrocketing rents
The interior ministry is expected to announce housing schemes this month to help deal with the rising rents in Cyprus, Minister Constantinos Petrides said on
Petrides aims for local government reforms by early 2019
By the beginning of next year, the issue of local government reform should be finalised, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday. “It is now
‘Time is ripe to press on with local government reform’
After many years of parliamentary deliberations and multiple conducted studies, the time is now ripe to press on with a radical reform of Cyprus’ local
