Refugees denied title deeds for properties built on state land
Lawmakers on Tuesday called for restitution to a number of Greek Cypriot refugees denied a title deed on their home because their property lies on...
House Refugees Committee
Draft bill discussed to mean all homes in refugee estates can be inherited
A draft bill that would allow relatives of refugees to inherit homes on refugee estates built by the government following the 1974 invasion was discussed...
Around 40 missing persons close to identification
Around 40 missing people are set to be identified soon by the Committee for Missing Persons (CMP), Akel MP Skevi Koukouma told the Cyprus News...
More than €250,000 spent to police disputed Turkish Cypriot property
The state spent more than a quarter of a million euro from the fund for Turkish Cypriot properties for the policing of Ktima Makenzy, an...
€90m compensation still owed by Turkey (updated)
Turkey refusal to pay €90m owed in compensation to families of missing persons and enclaved Greek Cypriots, as ruled by the European Court of Human...
Refugees’ loss of property use to be reassessed
The government intends to recalibrate its policy on refugees so that any state assistance to these people would be based primarily on loss of use...
Pleas for repairs to refugee estates falling on deaf ears, MPs say
A lack of coordination among government departments plus their indifference has resulted in refugee estates falling into disrepair, reducing the quality of life for those...
MPs call for problems of prisoners held in 1974 to be looked into
MPs called on the government on Tuesday to create a record of civilian prisoners from 1974and look into the problems they face. The House committee...
More co-ordination needed over refugee loans, MPs hear
MPs on Tuesday called for more coordination between the Co-op Central Bank and the Loan Commissioners to treat all refugees who received loans as part...
Our View: Many on low income more deserving of state help than refugees
The House refugees committee on Tuesday discussed what its chairwoman, Akel deputy Skevi Koukouma, described as an “injustice against the refugee world.” She was referring...
