House pares down number of municipalities to 20 (Updated)
The House on Thursday passed three bills comprising the much-delayed reform of local government, rearranging and consolidating the current 30 municipalities into 20. The legislation...
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Tortuous local govt reform bills head to the House
A protracted session awaits the House plenary on Thursday as it grapples with more than 60 amendments to the long-delayed local government reform legislation. The...
Yiorkadjis calls on all Nicosia municipalities to cooperate under reforms
The chief goal of local government reform should be a better and more efficient functioning of municipal authorities in addressing the needs and expectations of...
Last push for consensus on local govt reform
Political parties on Monday made one last big push at consensus over legislation governing the reform of local government, but major questions still remained like...
Local government reform heading to plenum
Barring the unexpected, the legislation on local government reform will go to the plenum for a vote one month from now, it transpired on Thursday....
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...
Nouris says having over 17 local authorities would not be financially viable
Having more than 17 municipalities would lead to financial viability problems with taxpayers footing the bill, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on the debate on...
Geroskipou residents oppose reform, stage protest
Disgruntled Geroskipou residents held a protest on Friday in front of the municipality’s office to demonstrate against local government reforms – which would see Geroskipou...
Nouris: No turning back on local government reform
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said Thursday the government had no intention of withdrawing local authority reform bills, nor abort the endeavour, as discussions appeared to...
Crucial vote on local government reform postponed at last minute
In another twist, parties decided Monday to postpone to the new year a vote in the plenum on the local government reform bills, while at...
