Parties to receive €15 million in state grants
Political parties with seats in the House of Representatives will receive around €15 million in state grants for the year 2026, according to data made available on Monday.
The amount is divided ...
Greco compliance plan presented to House institutions committee
The first compliance report following the Republic’s evaluation by Europe’s group of states against corruption (Greco) in October 2023 was presented by head Cyprus’ delegation to Greco Alexia Kalispera ...
House committee gives government three weeks to submit final position on child benefit proposal
The House committee on labour has given the government three weeks to present its final position on a bill seeking to exclude agricultural subsidies from the Cyprus agricultural payments organisation (...
Opposition gives thumbs-down to policies in state budget
Opposition parties on Monday generally gave the thumbs-down to government policies as elucidated in the state budget for 2026, noting that although some key economic indicators are positive, these do not ...
Owners of pay-as-you-go mobile phones must register by November 10
Parliament on Thursday passed regulations relating to the identification of owners of pay-as-you-go mobile phones, who have until November 10 to register their name.
The regulations aim to end the anonymity ...
What the Welsh can teach Cyprus
Despite joining the European Union in 2004, Cypriots still have few opportunities to actively participate in parliamentary processes compared with other European citizens.
While the House of Representatives publishes agendas, draft ...
List of most active MPs published
A list of the most active MPs was compiled and published on Wednesday, based on numbers of proposals submitted, and questions written to the ministries.
The list referred to the ...
MPs back veto on law requiring notification of school absences
The House education committee on Monday backed President Nikos Christodoulides’ veto on a proposed law that would have made it mandatory for schools to notify parents or guardians of a ...
Russia names Cypriot leaders in ‘Hate Speech’ list
Russia’s foreign ministry has named Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and House Speaker Annita Demetriou in a new online list highlighting what it describes as hostile language from Western officials.
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House passes new, tougher rules on public gatherings
Amid a heated debate in the House on Thursday, MPs voted through a law introducing further restrictions on public gatherings and parades, giving the chief of police sweeping powers to ...
MPs alarmed as local authority budgets filed late
Parliament is facing legal and political turbulence after it emerged that the budgets for Cyprus’ five new district local government organisations were filed late, sparking warnings of possible unlawful spending.
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Funds released for 2013 bank bail-in victims
Parliament on Thursday green-lit the 2025 budget for the National Solidarity Fund, making €100 million available this year to compensate savers and bondholders burned in the 2013 bank bail-in.
With the budget approved, ...
State to continue covering Okypy deficits until end of 2026
MPs on Thursday handed the state health services organisation (Okypy) another lifeline, making the organisation eligible for direct state funding up until the end of 2026.
Under the law voted through ...
Bill to pave the way to Schengen
The discussion of the government bill on Cyprus’ plan to join the Schengen zone – a target set by the government for some time next year – kicked off at the House ...
Mediterranean MPs urge stronger EU action for a sustainable agriculture
A joint declaration urging stronger EU action on sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture was adopted on Friday at the conference of the heads of agriculture committees from the national parliaments of ...
Attalides raises alarm over worsening women’s rights in the north
Speaking during an online seminar by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Alexandra Attalides said the situation in the Turkish-controlled north was worsening, with new pressures on women’s freedoms coming directly ...
Cutting off PV users to be voted on by plenum on Thursday
A bill on small photovoltaic owners using the electricity they produce, forbidding switching off energy from renewable sources if that reaching the grid needs to be reduced, is being sent ...
Parliament ends ‘hiring freeze’ in public sector
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to end the ‘hiring freeze’ on vacated permanent positions in the public sector, reversing a policy instituted twelve years ago.
The repeal act ...
House amends traffic violations laws
The House plenum on Thursday passed a number of amendments to laws relating to traffic violations, in a bid to ease the burden of heavy fines on violators.
Under the ...
Budget for refugee support not fully allocated
Only 61 per cent of the Agency for Equal Distribution of Burdens’ budget for 2024 was spent, its chairman Akis Pouros said on Tuesday.
He also told the House refugees committee that ...
House approves severe penalties for starting forest fires
Causing forest fires will now be punishable by severe out-of-court fines and court penalties, under legislation passed by the House on Thursday evening.
By a wide majority, parliament passed a ...
MPs oppose charges for faulty airbags
Faulty Takata airbags had another day in the sun on Tuesday, as MPs discussed certain dealerships charging car owners to check if their airbags needed replacing, while answers provided by ...
New bill promises more for disabled
A proposed bill, promising to offer relief to people with disabilities, was presented on Tuesday at the House labour committee and, following an open discussion over coming weeks, will be ...
Tougher criminal penalties for ‘usurping’ Greek Cypriot properties in north
The House plenary on Thursday evening passed a law imposing more severe criminal penalties on persons found guilty in a court of law of the offence of ‘usurping’ Greek Cypriot ...