Constitution changed allowing House to draft own budget
Parliament on Friday changed the constitution to make the legislature financially independent in that it can now draft its own budget without the executive’s involvement.
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Constitutional amendment could stop more public servants reclaiming lost pay, president says
The government is looking into various ways, including amending the constitution, to deal with a court decision that reversed austerity measures imposed on civil servants
Government rejects single father allowance bill
As was widely expected, the government has sent back to parliament, a bill granting an allowance to single fathers and those who have entered into
AG questions MPs’ attempt to clear up enosis vote muddle
The contested bill voted into law last April transferring the power to set school celebrations from parliament to the government is unconstitutional Attorney-General Costas
China enshrines ‘Xi Jinping Thought’, ally to step down (Update)
China‘s ruling Communist Party enshrined President Xi Jinping’s political thought into its constitution on Tuesday, putting him in the same company as the founder of
With Erdogan’s nod, Turkey set for April vote on stronger presidency (Update 2)
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has approved a constitutional reform bill that would vastly strengthen the powers of his office and a referendum on the issue
Supreme court prepares to review dodgy bills
The supreme court will next month begin hearings over 16 bills referred to the court by President Nicos Anastasiades after they were deemed problematic. Most
Constitution amended to rule out death penalty resurgence
The House plenum on Friday approved a constitution amendment to scrap a provision that could allow for legislation to impose the death penalty for a
House to delete the death penalty from the constitution
The scrapping of a constitutional provision allowing for legislation to impose the death penalty for certain crimes will be put to a plenary vote on
Constitutional changes over death penalty part of House shake-up
By Jean Christou Plenary sessions of the parliament will be moved from Thursday afternoons to Friday mornings, House president Demetris Syllouris announced on Monday after
Supreme Court dismisses accusations it acted like a trade union
The Supreme Court did not act as a trade union in advising parliament that including judges, the attorney-general, and his deputy, in a government bill
Over 100 state officials enjoy both a salary and a pension
AROUND 120 active state officials are currently enjoying a full salary and a pension, costing state coffers some €1.2 million a year. The issue of
Hearings for constitution-clashing pre-election laws will take months
The full bench of the Supreme Court decided on Monday to reconvene on October 10 to initiate the hearings procedure for 16 bills which President
Turkey’s incoming PM Yildirim says new constitution top priority (Updated)
By Humeyra Pamuk and Gulsen Solaker Turkey’s incoming prime minister said on Sunday his top priority was to deliver a new constitution to create an
Turkish parliament approves first article of bill on stripping MPs’ immunity
Turkey’s parliament approved the first clause of a bill to lift lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on Friday, a constitutional change that the pro-Kurdish opposition has
Two vetoed bills will be examined by new parliament
Two bills vetoed by the president will be examined by the new parliament after the May 22 elections, it emerged on Thursday. The bills were
Hollande drops post-attack plans to change constitution
France’s president said on Wednesday he would not push ahead with plans to change the constitution, including a clause allowing convicted terrorists to be stripped
MPs ‘racing’ to pass parliamentary immunity bill
MPs will “race against time” to have the bill to amend legislation concerning their parliamentary immunity passed before the dissolution of the legislative body ahead
AG: the era of impunity is coming to an end (Update 2 adds quotes)
The extent of corruption in public life and the areas in which it was revealed in recent years, is greater than previously thought, according to
Speeding MP’s case raises constitutional issues
THE Supreme Court’s decision to allow the prosecution of DISY MP Andreas Themistocleous for traffic offences has raised the issue of the broad protection afforded