In special session, House rejects six laws returned by president (Updated)
In a special plenary session on Thursday, and just ten days before the parliamentary elections, the House of Representatives rejected six laws sent back by...
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House to meet over laws sent back by president
The House of Representatives will reconvene on May 20, only 10 days before the parliamentary elections, to decide whether to accept or reject the reasons...
Busy day for final House plenum
The House plenum on Thursday convened for the last time before its resolution ahead of parliamentary elections on May 30. During this final session, the...
Special House session to focus on Geneva talks
The House plenum will convene twice this week, first on Thursday for normal legislative business, and then again on Friday in a marathon debate dedicated...
Date change for crucial House plenum state budget debate
MPs will debate the beleaguered state budget for 2021 on Thursday, January 21, instead of on Monday January 18 as originally planned, it was announced...
House plenary begins discussion on state budget
The House of Representatives convenes in a plenary session on Wednesday to begin a three-day discussion on the state budget for 2019. The annual meeting...
Akel warns of ‘Santa’ president in budget debate (Update 3)
The parliamentary debate on the 2018 state budget got underway on Monday, as once again passage of the bill hung in the balance with only...
Social alliance urges MPs to swiftly vote in Gesy bills
By Evie Andreou Representatives of the Social Alliance for the Implementation of the National Health Scheme, Gesy, delivered a memo on Friday morning to House...
Petrides to hit back at opposition parties over reform bills
Undersecretary to the President Constantinos Petrides is to hold a news conference on Monday to explain the implications of the rejection of the civil service reform bills...
Increased benefits for mothers of twins
The House plenum unanimously voted two laws on Thursday to give new mothers of multiple babies additional maternity leave, and allowance. The two laws provide...
Foreclosures vote on Friday
By Elias Hazou BARRING the unexpected, the House plenum is to convene extraordinarily this Friday to vote on a contentious foreclosures bill and other related...
House clips CBC chief’s wings
By Elias Hazou UNDER A law passed at the House plenum last night, the Central Bank no longer wields absolute power over banks that are...
Key bills passed as parliament wraps
By Elias Hazou THE HOUSE plenum managed to legislate on key items yesterday despite a number of hiccups, including a bomb scare in the afternoon...