Sparks fly over Gesy at heated committee meeting (Updated)
The House watchdog committee erupted into a shouting match on Thursday as the rolling scandal over abuses within Gesy continued, with one person being expelled...
House Watchdog Committee
Coronavirus: MPs not satisfied with reason given for closing malls before Christmas
MPs on Thursday said they were not satisfied with explanations from members of the government’s epidemiological team as to why they recommended closing malls before...
Palace hirings to be regulated after nepotism accusations
The government said Thursday it planned to prepare legislation regulating the recruitment of staff by the presidency, among others, following accusations of nepotism and lack...
Sparks fly at House over state land swap
Interior minister Constantinos Petrides and MPs jousted on Thursday over a prior government decision swapping state land with a parcel of private property in Limassol,...
Opposition parties furious over Co-op sale
Opposition parties were furious on Tuesday over the government’s move to put the Co-op Bank under the hammer without telling the House, they said. The...
Our View: MPs posture with one eye on 2016 elections
THERE might still be seven months to go, but it seems the parties have already begun operating with May’s parliamentary elections in mind. There could...
MPs want updated list of 100 largest debtors to the government
By Angelos Anastasiou THE HOUSE Watchdog committee yesterday unanimously voted to ask the finance ministry for an updated list of the 100 largest debtors to...
Still no sign of ‘Lagarde list’
The government has repeatedly asked France to hand over a list of suspected Cyprus-based tax evaders, but the requests have not been met with success,...
Cypriots with deposits abroad have paid €7.5m tax
By staff reporter Close to 3,400 Cypriots with deposits abroad have been charged €7.5 million in tax, lawmakers heard on Tuesday, as they discussed the...
‘No rift with the Central Bank’
By Angelos Anastasiou THE political storm caused by damaging revelations surrounding the Central Bank governor’s contract, President Nicos Anastasiades outburst in calling her a liar...
