President signs controversial sex education legislation (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades has signed the legislation on sex education in schools which was passed by parliament, despite the attorney general claiming it is unconstitutional....
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Presidential aides only ones who can take things further after Supreme Court decision
The decision to take things further now lies with those directly impacts, government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said on Thursday after the supreme court struck down...
Audit Office takes on finance ministry over title change
The Audit Office has petitioned the Supreme Court to rule on whether the government can unilaterally alter the nomenclature pertaining to state officials as these...
Constitution looms large as MPs focus on judicial reform
The justice system in Cyprus is at breaking point, MPs in the House legal affairs committee agreed on Wednesday while discussing three amended bills aimed...
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...
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...
