Municipal elections postponed (Updated)
The House plenum on Thursday voted for the postponement of local government elections as part of the sector’s reform. The elections were to have taken...
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House plenum to rubberstamp composition of committees (Updated)
The House plenary will on Thursday ratify the composition of the 16 regular and one ad hoc parliamentary committee, as well as a newly established...
MPs meeting over how to share out House committees
The House selection committee meets tomorrow to assign MPs to the 16 House committees, amid speculation on whether smaller parties will be given a committee...
US House Republicans elect Trump-backed Stefanik for leadership
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Friday followed Donald Trump’s lead and elected Elise Stefanik to serve in their No. 3 leadership position, replacing Liz...
Parliament confirms its website was hit by cyber-attack
The House of Representatives confirmed on Thursday that its website fell victim to a cyber-attack last month. In a statement, the House said the Digital...
‘No indications’ parliament website was hacked, official says
There were no indications the parliament’s website had been attacked by hackers on Monday, a senior official said. Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Minister Kyriacos...
Parliament website under attack, delays publishing of PEPs list
Parliament on Monday said its website was under attack by a Turkish hacker and it would upload the promised list on bad loans of politically...
Parliament should “raise its standards”, House President tells CNA
President of the House of Representatives Adamos Adamou said on Wednesday that Parliament must raise its standards and improve its image among the public who...
Coronavirus: New measures to determine parliamentary schedule
After the holiday season, the House of Representatives hopes to reconvene normally next week, most importantly with the revision of the state budget, which was...
Coronavirus: All safety measures taken after positive cases
Parliament on Friday gave reassurance that all necessary measures were being taken as regards the detection of two coronavirus cases among the legislative body’s staff....
Animal police unit moves step closer
A special police unit tasked with protecting animals may be setup as part of a bill being discussed by the House legal committee. The bill,...
Solidarity MP loses seat after new supreme court ruling
One year after he was sworn in as MP following a protracted legal process that started in May 2016, Solidarity’s Giorgos Papadopoulos lost his seat...
Full benefits for departing Syllouris
Former House president Demetris Syllouris, who resigned amid a cash for passports scandal, will be granted full benefits, including a car and security detail, it...
Disy backs Akel’s Adamou for speaker (updated)
Ruling Disy on Friday gave its backing to Akel MP Adamos Adamou to replace Demetris Syllouris as House president for the remainder of the legislature’s...
Parliament marks coup and invasion anniversaries
A minute of silence was observed during an extraordinary parliamentary session on Wednesday to mark the anniversaries of the 1974 coup and the Turkish invasion....
MPs demanding shorter, simpler code of ethics
MPs hope to have a new, shorter, and simpler code of ethics text by early September so that they can discuss its adoption, as Cyprus...
Coronavirus: constitution needs changing for MPs to vote remotely
The attorney-general has said that parliament needs to amend the constitution to enable the MPs to vote remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic, it emerged on...
House condemns Turkish arms sales to Libya
The House plenum on Friday unanimously condemned Turkey’s decision to sell arms and dispatch troops to Tripoli in violation of the UN and EU embargo...
Akel says empty House seats should go to the next in line
Main opposition Akel said Monday it favoured a proposal for vacant parliamentary seats to go to a party’s next in line, paving the way for...
House plenary to convene extraordinary debate on co-op collapse
The House plenary will hold an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, April 4, to debate the report of the investigative committee on the collapse of the...