MPs concerned over power to rule by decree in new health law
An urgent bill updating a 1932 law on infectious diseases was submitted to parliament on Thursday but received a cool reception from opposition MPS. Aiming...
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Coronavirus: clarifications on home visits
The health ministry on Friday issued clarifications regarding the partial easing of coronavirus-related restrictions governing home visits that will come into effect on Monday. Earlier...
Decree bans new Syrian refugees from settling in Chlorakas
The interior ministry quietly issued a decree disallowing any more Syrian refugees from settling in the coastal village of Chlorakas in Paphos, as numbers were...
Coronavirus: business leaders issue ‘desperate plea’ to president
Business organisations on Sunday issued a “desperate plea” in a letter to the president to increase the number of people allowed to have a physical...
President says will spend New Year’s Eve at home with his wife
President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday said he would spend New Year’s Eve at home with his wife, without their children and grandchildren. In a bid...
Coronavirus: mask mandate extended without expiry date on decree
The health minister on Thursday renewed a decree making face masks mandatory in certain indoor spaces, while also setting a ceiling of €75 on the...
Coronavirus: Larnaca bar fined €8,000 for breaking measures
A bar in Larnaca was fined €8,000 and a restaurant in Paphos €4,000 for violating coronavirus measures, police said on Monday. As authorities are attempting...
Coronavirus: police fine 49 for sunbathing, four arrested in Limassol incident (with video)
With temperatures topping 42.5C and an orange weather warning issued by the met office on Sunday afternoon, many people all over Cyprus turned to the...
Coronavirus: Gradual lifting of measures to be discussed by cabinet next week
By George Psyllides and Jonathan Shkurko The strategy for the gradual lifting of restrictions and reopening the economy will be discussed by the cabinet next...
Coronavirus: all export of pharmaceuticals banned by decree
The export of all medicines from Cyprus to any other country has been banned with immediate effect, it was announced on Friday. The new decree...
Coronavirus: new decree regulates shopping hours to help vulnerable
A new decree aimed at protecting vulnerable groups, published Friday evening provides that effective Saturday, March 21, supermarkets and pharmacies will be open exclusively for...
Coronavirus: Price cap on masks and antiseptics until April 30
The government has issued a decree capping the wholesale and retail price of antiseptics, antibacterial products and masks to counter any price-gouging. The order is...
Bank charges to be scaled back by decree to be issued next week
Financial authorities are to issue a decree to scale back on excessive bank charges, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides and Central Bank Governor Constantinos Herodotou jointly...
Finance ministry to issue decree on country-by-country reports for multinationals
The finance ministry said that it intends to issue by the end of 2016 a decree defining the obligations of multinational enterprises on the “country-by-country”...
Turkey pulls plug on 20 radio, TV channels in post-coup emergency decree
Turkey has ordered the closure of 20 television and radio stations, including one that airs children’s programmes, on charges they spread “terrorist propaganda”, adding to...
Sunday shopping decree hard to appeal (updated)
It would be difficult for parliament to appeal a government decision to issue a decree allowing shops to remain open on Sundays, it emerged on...
Government decides to issue new decree for Sunday shopping (update 2)
By George Psyllides The cabinet on Wednesday decided to issue a new decree allowing shops across the island to remain open on Sundays, prompting the...
Shop opening hours decree extended
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the extension of shop opening hours until the end of November, which will bring the decree into the Christmas shopping...
Small shopkeepers keep up pressure over opening hours
By Evie Andreou AS the small shopkeepers union continues what appears to be its losing battle over extended shop opening hours, union officials have likened...
Extended opening hours for three more months
The cabinet on Wednesday renewed a decree that extended shop opening hours across the island despite claims that it was harming small businesses. The new...