Local government reform a step closer, due at plenum next month
A total of 85 amendments to the local government reform bills were presented during the House interior committee on Thursday, which took place behind closed...
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House rejects president’s veto on lower VAT for electricity (updated)
Parliament on Tuesday rejected a presidential veto of a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to...
Anastasiades vetoes bill to cut EAC bills to 9%
As expected, President Nicos Anastasiades has vetoed a bill passed by opposition parties to cut VAT on electricity bills from 19 per cent to 9...
President rejects law cutting VAT on electricity bills
Main opposition Akel accused the government of being authoritarian after it transpired Tuesday that the president would veto a recent law passed by opposition parties...
MPs welcome planned updates to national cancer strategy
Members of the House health committee on Thursday welcomed planned updates to the national cancer strategy that will include a national cancer institute and urged...
RES fund to tap into reserves to cover deficit
The Renewable Energy Sources Fund will turn another deficit next year, and will again need to tap into its reserves to stay afloat. The fund’s...
MPs complete discussion on local govt reform but differences remain
The House Interior Committee on Thursday completed an article-by-article discussion of sweeping reforms to local government, acknowledging that though differences remain, they were gradually inching...
Moving to digital practices at House to be speeded up
Speeding up the digital transition of the House of Representatives and modernising its operation were the focus of a meeting on Tuesday between House president...
House gives nod to extra €92m in govt spending
The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to an extra €92 million in government spending until the end of the year, over and above...
Mistakes were made on missing admits Photiou
The presidential commissioner for humanitarian affairs conceded that mistakes were made as regards the missing persons issue, which caused pain to the families, but the...
Upgrading your home
As the values of residential properties are recovering and older properties have become quite competitive by comparison to new units, it could be time to...
Budget for 2022 to be tabled by end of September
The coming months, and 2022 will be crucial for ensuring the sustainability of public finances, Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides has said. His ministry is currently...
Battle lines drawn in row over foreclosures
This past week saw another episode in the long-running saga The ongoing tussle between the government camp and the opposition over freezing bank foreclosures has...
A gap in the market
Like many other things, our living situations are changing and this affects accommodation. Young people or couples, if able to buy, start off with the...
The sale of a private home
Buying property in Cyprus is not difficult due to the abundance of supply, however, selling your own property may be more difficult since you will...
Time for small contractors
Increasing building costs, limited availabity of suitable housing units in central town areas, the burden of VAT, the lack of titles for new units, among...
Race for House Speaker picks up pace
While the picture surrounding the election of a new House president remains murky, some light could emerge later on Tuesday when both Akel and Diko...
Irish ambassador reaffirms Dublin’s position on Cyprus
The ambassador of Ireland to Cyprus, Deirdre Ní Fhallúin has reaffirmed her country’s position on a Cyprus settlement on the basis of the relevant UN...
House passes Varosha resolution ahead of Security Council meeting (Updated)
By Evie Andreou and Peter Michael PRESSURE was building on Turkey late Friday ahead of a closed-door UN Security Council meeting on Varosha in New...
House ready to ask banks whether certain PEPs received favourable treatment
Parliament will turn to the auditor-general, the central bank, and the financial ombudsman to find out whether any politically exposed persons (PEPs) had received favourable...
