Coronavirus: Govt avoids decree constitutionality case
The attorney-general on Thursday sought to downplay the implications of a court case, where the state stayed the prosecution against a man facing charges of...
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Coronavirus: Is the SafePass legally safe?
Is the SafePass forcing us to get vaccinated? Why is it so selectively applied? A look at the balancing act between public interest and private...
Coronavirus restrictions: Revisiting the constitution
The Covid-19 restrictive measures are illegal and unconstitutional By Yiannos Georgiades In Cyprus, since March 2020 the health minister has been issuing decrees by invoking...
Coronavirus: MP challenges unilateral power to issue decrees
Independent MP Anna Theologou has tabled a bill aiming to bring back to the legislature the power to approve or reject emergency decrees promulgated by...
Deadline for asylum appeals cut from 75 to 15 days
Parliament on Friday amended the constitution to allow for a reduction in the time limit for filing appeals against the decisions of the asylum service...
The auditor-general: a case of self-castration
An independent authority is not synonymous with an autocratic authority By Christos Panayiotides President Nicos Anastasiades’ conclusion that auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides is seeking to govern...
House votes to limit presidents to two terms in office (Updated)
The House plenum amended the constitution on Friday restricting the terms in office of the president to two and reducing the age limit for deputies’...
Parliament votes to amend constitution to resolve issue of vacant MP seats
Parliament on Friday voted unanimously to amend the constitution in a bid to resolve the issue of a vacant seat that has been hounding MPs...
Bill to shore up legalities tied to vacant MP seats at plenum next week
A LAW proposal on the amendment of the Constitution aiming to address the gap found in the event a parliamentary seat is vacated or not...
Moves to end lifetime appointments of attorney and auditor generals
Opposition Akel has tabled a law amendment for a change in the constitution to limit the terms in office of the auditor-general, the attorney-general and...
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....
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...