House green-lights price cap for bottled water
The House on Thursday passed a law granting the commerce minister the authority to issue decrees setting a price cap on bottled water at designated points of sale.
The government ...
Fuel prices to go up again, EU directive cited, government blamed
Fuel prices in Cyprus are set to go up again in 2027, in harmonisation with an EU directive on emissions trading, the House environment committee heard on Wednesday.
Chairman of the ...
House committee says online fine procedure close to “bullying”
Observing the law is an obligation for the public and more so for the state, the House legal committee MPs said on Wednesday, during discussions on the way people were ...
Busy New Year start for House
Parliament will return after its Christmas and New Year break with its first plenary session on January 16 preceded by a series of committee meetings starting January 7.
The House refugee committee ...
Our View: Students join the legions of take, take, take demands
On the final day of the debate of the state budget, a group of students gathered outside the House of Representative to protest against the cuts to their financial aid. ...
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Heated three-day debate on state budget opens
The three-day debate on the 2025 state budget got underway on Monday, with the proceedings set to wrap up on Wednesday evening with the vote at the House plenum.
The first ...
Authorities looking to minimise inconvenience from Takata airbag recalls
Discussions on the issue of how to handle the recall of faulty Takata airbags are to be resumed in parliament on Monday, with reports of new proposals.
The previously drafted ...
Budget for 2025 discussed before plenary vote
Monday afternoon marks the start of a three-day debate in parliament on the 2025 state budget, culminating in a vote by the plenary on Wednesday.
Before the budget debate, work will ...
House committee sets January deadline for disabled benefits bill
The House labour committee has set January 21, 2025, as the deadline for tabling a bill regulating the benefit policy for disabled people.
The committee members said it was important to promote ...
Speakers highlight the importance of CoE at House event
The importance of the Council of Europe (CoE) was highlighted during an event on the ‘75 years of operation of the Council of Europe: Republic of Cyprus – benefits and prospects’, which ...
Top court to scrutinise attorney-general’s objection to file capital statements
Parliament has moved to file an objection over the president’s decision to refer the contentious capital statements legislation to the Supreme Constitutional Court, it was reported on Wednesday.
The ...
House unanimously rejects Christodoulides’ police law change
Parliament on Friday unanimously rejected a law proposed by President Nikos Christodoulides which would have allowed the police chief of the day to unilaterally appoint and promote specialist staff regardless ...
MPs reject president’s referral of police law
The House legal committee on Wednesday moved to reject President Nikos Christodoulides’ referral of a law aimed at granting the police chief powers to appoint specialist staff.
Independent MP Kostis ...
House of Representatives honours Armenian genocide victims
The House of Representatives on Thursday evening observed a minute’s silence for the victims of the Armenian genocide, with the body pledging to “fight for a world where peace ...
Criminal trials to be held in offence district
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a law mandating that from now on any criminal trial be carried out by a court in whose district the offence in question ...
Court upholds promotion of House general director
The Supreme Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the decision related to the promotion to the permanent position of General Director of the House of Representatives of Vasiliki Anastasiadou.
As a ...
MPs complain about tardiness of semi-government budgets
MPs on Monday gave a preliminary green light to the 2024 budgets of six semi-governmental organisations, due to go up for a vote to the House plenum later this week, but ...
Our View: Why should ministers listen when MPs don’t seem to care?
In the end, the government admitted it was a mistake for the members of the council of ministers not to attend the opening day of the debate on the state ...
State budget looks set to pass as Demetriou gives backing
By Elias Hazou and Tom Cleaver
The 2024 state budget looks set to pass the house on Wednesday after Annita Demetriou, leader of the House’s largest party Disy, threw her ...
Low-paid civil servants to protest for place in state budget
Members of the Isotita trade union will hold a demonstration on Monday outside the House of Representatives as discussion begins inside on the state budget for 2024.
The demonstration will begin ...
House to prioritise fake news bill after Demetriou allegations
The House legal affairs committee will restart discussing a bill regarding fake news, chair Nikos Tornaritis said on Wednesday.
This comes just two days after House president Annita Demetriou filed ...
House of Representatives to debate laws referred back by Anastasiades
Parliament convened on Wednesday to discuss seven laws President Nicos Anastasiades referred back to the House, citing issues with their constitutionality and implementation.
The House legal committee is discussing three ...
Our View: Declarations and resolutions will not stop Turkey
During the debate on the state budget on Thursday, a deputy had heard of the latest statement about Varosha by the Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and asked that ...
House condemns north’s statements regarding Varosha
The House of Representatives unanimously condemned statements made by Unal Ustel, the north’s ‘prime minister’, that the north will move to reopen the entirety of Varosha after local ‘elections’ ...