Local authorities in funding crisis
Municipalities are struggling to survive, president of their union Andreas Vyras said on Friday, highlighting that Cyprus has the lowest state funding for local authorities in the EU.
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Interior ministry to reassess role of deputy mayors
The interior ministry will conduct a thorough review of the role of deputy mayors, who have voiced concerns over a lack of clear responsibilities and direction, permanent secretary Elikkos Elia ...
Interior minister clarifies budgets for new municipalities
A total of €117 million will be the budget given by the state to the new municipalities as was agreed during a debate in Parliament, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
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Governor Karousos pledges to boost efficiency
Recently elected governor Yiannis Karousos has announced plans to transform the Famagusta district self-governance organisation (Eoa) into “the most efficient licensing authority in Cyprus”, vowing to minimise the waiting time ...
New village clusters start work with HQ selection
Most of the 30 Village Clusters created by local government reform have proceeded with the establishment of their headquarters, permanent secretary of the interior ministry Ellikkos Elia said on Saturday.
However, ...
Local govt reform ‘on the right track’
Local government reform is “on the right track”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday.
Most of the teething problems faced during the transition to Cyprus’ new system of local ...
June elections are ‘uncharted territory’
Officials are bracing for the logistical nightmare of the upcoming local and European elections, featuring a smorgasbord of as many as 20,000 candidates vying for the 3,500 public offices up for grabs. ...
Local government reform ‘in final stretch’
Local government reform is now “in the final stretch”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday.
Speaking to mukhtars, he said he described the reforms as “long-awaited, radical, and ambitious”, ...
Key bills for local government reform introduced
The government on Thursday tabled to parliament three more bills forming part of the legislative backbone for the ambitious project for local government reform, as the new administrative system is ...
Demetriou: Implementing reform is govt’s responsibility
Implementing local government reform “is the government’s responsibility”, House President Annita Demetriou said on Thursday.
Speaking following a meeting with Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on the matter, she said “...
Ministers lambast ‘costly, unviable’ local government reform
As a war of words continued to rage over upcoming local government reform with ministers past and present charging political parties of distorting the law so much that the upcoming ...