Anastasiades takes VAT cuts on fuel and electricity to supreme court
President Nicos Anastasiades has filed a petition to the Supreme Court related to two laws concerning the reduction of VAT on fuel and electricity, following...
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President sends back foreclosure and VAT bills
President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to sign off on and has sent back to parliament three bills passed by the House recently – two relating...
Our View: Foreclosure proposal means more of the same
It took a year and the danger of losing EU funding worth €85 million for the legislature to finally approve the two bills establishing a...
Minister ‘disappointed’ as plenum approves further freeze on foreclosures
Disregarding warnings from the government and financial authorities, the House plenum on Thursday extended a freeze on property foreclosures to the end of October. The...
Further extension on foreclosures freeze unlikely to make it to plenum
A bill extending a freeze on property foreclosures to December may not go to the plenum for a vote this week, after it failed to...
Supreme Court rules against Anastasiades on foreclosures bill
The supreme court has ruled that a bill passed by parliament last July extending a moratorium on foreclosures until the end of October 2021 was...
Lenders told not to foreclose on properties if Estia approval still pending
The financial ombudsman has advised banks and credit-acquiring companies to refrain from foreclosing on mortgaged properties before the definitive conclusion of procedures within the Estia housing...
Battle lines drawn in row over foreclosures
This past week saw another episode in the long-running saga The ongoing tussle between the government camp and the opposition over freezing bank foreclosures has...
Foreclosures law set for Supreme Court after House rejection (updated)
In a special plenary session on Tuesday, the House voted to reject President Nicos Anastasiades’ refusal to sign off on a bill that would renew...
In special session, House to revisit foreclosures
The House plenum will convene in an extraordinary session on Tuesday to revisit a bill that further renews a moratorium on foreclosures and which President...
