#local government

The reform of local government in Cyprus represents a historic milestone, laying the foundations for more modern and efficient local authorities. Its first year of implementation highlighted the advantages of ...

The water development department, responding on Thursday to media reports of stalled drilling in Ayia Marina Chrysochous, said the project falls under the Paphos district administration. “The competence and responsibility ...

The central government has allocated €8 million worth of funding to Cyprus’ five district governments to deal with “water supply and water loss issues”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. ...

Nicosia District Governor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Friday called on outgoing Edek leader and House interior committee member Marinos Sizopoulos to give his support to increase both the financial and administrative ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Thursday unveiled a raft of proposed amendments to laws concerning local government, with the stated aim of “improving the legislative framework for the benefit of ...

No municipality employee will remain unpaid at the end of the month, despite the delayed submission of municipality budgets, a senior government official said on Thursday. Elikkos Elia, permanent secretary ...

Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou on Monday began the fourth round of regional meetings with community council presidents from the Limassol district. The meetings aimed to review ongoing projects and address ...

The administration of each municipality is exercised collectively by the council, in which the mayor, deputy mayors and councillors participate as members. Within the framework of their responsibilities, they manage ...

At least the majority of 93 deputy mayors, who were elected some nine months ago thanks to the so-called reform of the local government, have the decency to complain about being ...

Elections for the position of Alassa community leader will be repeated on March 30, following legal challenges that led to the nullification of Savvas Savva’s election last year, the interior ...

Limassol’s deputy mayors are deeply concerned over the vagueness of their duties, which they say is hindering the smooth operation of the municipalities they represent. The deputy mayors of ...

The Green Party on Tuesday said it was “deeply concerned” over a lack of care and respect by municipal workers who damaged graves in Aglandjia while pruning trees. According to ...

Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou addressed the staffing challenges faced by the district administrations during a meeting with the six district officers on Thursday. The meeting focused on several key issues ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday highlighted the need for collaboration between ministries and district self-governance organisations (Eoa) to coordinate efforts in resolving various issues, for the benefit of the ...

Implementation of local government reforms in the Paphos district has not gotten off to a great start, the president of the Union of Paphos Communities said on Friday. Michalis Nikandros ...

The district self-governance organisations (Eoas) budgets were approved by cabinet on Wednesday. The cabinet approved the budgets for all the districts for the period of July 1, 2024, until December 31, 2024. The budgets ...

The government is to “address the issue” of defining the role and rationalising the salaries of deputy mayors, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday. He also called the number ...

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou visited the Larnaca district self-governance organisation (Eoa) on Friday to assess any current issues. According to an announcement, Ioannou was given a tour of the premises ...

The interior ministry on Friday officially announced that elections for European Parliament and local government would be held on Sunday June 9. The deadline to submit a candidacy was set for ...

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 ...

This year citizens will vote to elect their representatives at the local level who will undertake the implementation of the reform in their department, municipality, community and district. Leaders of ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday announced it will be simplifying the application process for low-risk developments through changes in the legislation. The legislation will abolish the obligation to secure a ...

The Green party sounded alarm over the impending passage on Thursday of a parliamentary bill regulating election of municipal councillors. In an announcement the Greens, called the bill “dangerous” and ...

Discussion on local government reform bills continued Thursday with stakeholders urged to be sensible about their demands and focus on the big picture, which is the need for reforms. The ...