#Interior Ministry

The interior ministry on Thursday panned Diko MP Zacharias Koulias after he asserted that 27 senior civil servants were appointed without written exams because they were ‘connected’. In parliament, Koulias spoke ...

A total of 1,262 Turkish Cypriot properties in the government-controlled areas are leased to those who do not have refugee status, according to interior ministry figures reported on Tuesday. The data, ...

Larnaca’s self-government district organisation (EOA) has completed almost 92 per cent of backlogged permit applications received from the previous authorities, while at the same time processing all new applications, which ...

A delegation from the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco) met Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday as part of a four-day visit to Cyprus to ...

The government is spending €4.7 million on projects in Kyperounda, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said at the village’s apple festival on Sunday. Ioannou formally handed over a €462,000 renovation of roads ...

The interior minister has “been misinformed” about the Hambis Printmaking Museum, founder Hambis Tsangaris said on Friday, following remarks to media that the administrator of Turkish Cypriot properties had undertaken ...

Major disagreements emerged in parliament on Thursday during the opening discussion of a proposed overhaul and consolidation of the civil protection and crisis management systems. Under the proposed legislation, a ...

The cabinet has approved an increase in allowances for residents of mountain communities, raising the scheme’s budget from €9 million to around €10.4 million, the interior ministry said on Thursday. The ...

Direct Democracy MP Yiannis Laouris submitted a bill to parliament on Friday seeking to ban outdoor billboards and other advertisements used to campaign for foreign elections, following controversy over roadside ...

Nearly four in ten compensation applications for damage to property sustained in last year’s devastating Limassol wildfire have been rejected, according to information made public on Monday. The data ...

More than 4,100 residential units are expected to be added to the market over the next three years through incentive plans and ‘built to rent’ schemes, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

The government will not provide state funding for a new system to oversee management committees in jointly owned buildings, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou informed parliament, as the proposed legislation returns ...

A new scheme to support the maintenance and repair of homes belonging to enclaved and resettled Greek Cypriots in the occupied north is in the final stages of preparation, the ...

The debate over whether the names of the father and mother should be included on a person’s ID card was re-kindled last week after the interior ministry announced that ...

Parents’ names will return to Cyprus’ new biometric identity cards, while members of the public will also be given the option of obtaining a version omitting them. The interior ministry ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday defended its decision to remove parents’ names from Cyprus’ new biometric identity cards, saying the move was based on recommendations from the children’s rights ...

Cyprus’ presidency of the Council of the European Union helped strengthen momentum for a more coordinated European housing policy while advancing legislation on civil protection, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said ...

The interior ministry on Thursday denied claims by the Famagusta district government that pending regulations had caused the processing of planning permission applications for single-family homes to grind to a ...

The government asserted that its licensing reform has expedited approval times for housing developments, with some 3,000 residential units and around 1,000 apartment buildings receiving permits under faster procedures. Speaking at the ...

The role of young people in efforts to restart negotiations on the Cyprus issue was called attention to on Saturday by Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou, who said the new generation ...

A three-year programme exceeding €91 million for urban and rural regeneration projects across Cyprus was outlined by Interior minister Constantinos Ioannou during an event marking local development works. Speaking at the ...

The Interior Ministry has ordered the immediate removal of unauthorised structures on a state-owned coastal plot in Protaras, giving the Famagusta District Administration a 24-hour deadline to complete demolition works ...

Authorities are examining the public publication of approximately 1,300 buildings classified as unsafe for use, as scrutiny of structural safety intensifies following a fatal collapse in Yermasoyia that killed two people. ...

The reviewing process of the “Polyvios” evacuation plans ahead of the upcoming wildfire season is in progress and will be completed by the end of April, the interior ministry told ...