#House of Representatives

The House plenum on Thursday approved regulations that will factor in prior service in the public sector for the purposes of calculating employees’ annual leave. The amended regulations passed by ...

The government will extend reduced fuel excise duties until September 17 at an estimated cost of €15.5 million after agreeing to prolong the measure beyond its original August deadline. As announced by ...

Cyprus faces a dearth of nurses at state hospitals, the health minister said on Thursday, proposing that one quick fix could be to hire people from non-EU countries. Speaking in ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides stirred things up during his first appearance as MP at a House parliamentary committee on Thursday, demanding the Audit Office hand over internal documents. His target: ...

The government has paid €13 million in compensation to people affected by last year’s devastating wildfire in the Limassol mountain region, while authorities say Cyprus is better prepared for this ...

The House plenum decided on Wednesday the composition of its committees following the May 24 parliamentary elections, in a procedure ridden by disagreements on procedural and participation issues. A total of 16 ...

The House plenum convenes at 9.30am on Wednesday to approve the composition of parliamentary committees and elect the members of the special committee on ethics. The committees remain 16 as in ...

The House formally approved on Thursday night the composition of its selection committee as well as the appointment of new parliamentary secretaries and the administrative clerk. The plenary session lasted ...

Up to 16 positions are up for grabs as the House plenum votes on Thursday for the chairmanships of the House committees. The vote on the committee chairmanships and their composition ...

Parliamentary parties agreed on Tuesday to the composition of the selection committee that will oversee the allocation of parliamentary committee chairmanships, ahead of its election by the House plenum this ...

Parliament advanced plans on Tuesday to allocate around €640,000 in state funding and provide police escorts to the newly established parliamentary parties Alma and Direct Democracy. Under the current framework, each ...

The first meeting of party leaders and representatives in the newly elected House of Representatives is set to take place at noon on Tuesday under the chairmanship of House President ...

Disy leader Annita Demetriou was on Thursday elected as House president for a second time, receiving the votes of 29 of the 56 members of the new parliament as it opened for ...

As soon as the results of the parliamentary elections were announced, all public attention shifted to who will be the next president of the House of Representatives. It has been ...

Discussion over Volt’s electoral defeat and the party’s future direction began on Wednesday following meetings of its collective bodies, with former MP Alexandra Attalides saying the new House ...

Elam leader Christos Christou said on Wednesday that Elam will seek to chair the parliamentary committees on education and environment in the new House of Representatives, following the party’s ...

Negotiations over the allocation of parliamentary committee chairmanships intensified on Wednesday as parties manoeuvred for influence following Sunday’s parliamentary elections. At the centre of the discussions is the distribution ...

The 56 MPs elected or re-elected to parliament will take home €5,500 a month, while the House president makes far more, official data showed on Monday. According to state treasury data, the ...

A law passed by parliament and referred by President Nikos Christodoulides, allowing compensation to be paid to communities neighbouring the power plant in Dhekelia, has been found to contradict the ...

Exactly 753 people filed candidacies for the forthcoming parliamentary elections on Wednesday, as official registrations for those vying to win one of the 56 seats in the House took place. Those candidates ...

The House on Thursday passed legislation extending the time period during which people applying for a permit for their first home may benefit from discounted VAT. Three years ago, regulations ...

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday he was leaving open the possibility of referring the foreclosure laws back to the House, as many aspects needed to be examined. The laws, ...

A law requiring compensation for surplus electricity generated by photovoltaic systems has been referred back to parliament on Thursday by President Nikos Christodoulides. The decision was taken following the law’...

Government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday described parliament’s decision to abolish the social support body as “regrettable”. The House voted to dismantle the body, which provided financial assistance to ...