Our View: Benefits given to retired top officials amount to lawful theft
During the state budget debate, the Green Party, once again, tried to block the spending item for former presidents of the republic and former presidents...
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Efforts to give people a greater voice in parliament underway
Efforts are underway in parliament to give the public a greater say as to what is debated and even the power to table legislation and...
New bills aim to let ordinary citizens petition government and House
Ordinary citizens may soon be able to petition the government and parliament under two bills currently under discussion in the House legal affairs committee. Both...
Should the government rent office space?
There is a lot of public discussion going on regarding the rental of private office buildings for the government’s needs. On the one hand, one...
Our View: Cooperation between the government and opposition parties would be a good thing
It was good to see the House education committee starting a debate about public school opening hours and plans for all-day schools. This is an...
We need change
Following the bad management of the Cyprus economy, which led to the eocnomic crisis, the initial response from politicians (who of course are primarily themselves...
We need to get our act together
We put in a lot of time and effort as well as money in order to promote Cyprus to foreign investors. There are various pros...
Boris Johnson’s Global Britain on the case
The new cabinet does not have the intellectual and political heavyweights that Britain needs to carve out her new role after Brexit. Government reshuffles...
Vision of local government reform
Consultation is necessary with the affected local authorities and residents The delay that is observed and hinders the reform of local self-government seems to...
Government failing the public’s-right-to-know test
From the numbers of expats waiting years for citizenships to the environmental impact of development projects, the Cyprus Mail put the new freedom of information...
