#local government reform

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 the local government reform. The minister, ...

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 municipality absorbed by Paphos. Dozens ...

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 hit an impasse over the ...

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 the same time avowing their ...

The fate of local government reform could hang in the balance this week, as MPs weigh the disparate demands and objections coming from several communities – and this amid fresh warnings ...

Citing political dangers linked with the Cyprus problem, Famagusta municipality and the district’s chamber of commerce said on Friday they opposed any changes as part of the local government ...

The union of municipalities has asked for more clarity over the revenues that will be transferred to local authorities after the reform, as some villages still opposed mergers, a key ...

MPs next Thursday will start discussing the thorny issues of the proposed local authority reform after more or less agreeing on the rest of the provisions of three bills. House ...

The local authorities of Ayia Napa, Liopetri and Sotira on Monday said their merger as part of local government reform would be an advantage in many fields including tourism, agriculture ...

Amid long-drawn-out discussions on the reform of local government, a Council of Europe (CoE) report on Wednesday said Cyprus was still too ‘centralised’ and that “too little progress” had been ...

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 towards consensus on many aspects ...

MPs on Thursday ploughed on with an article-by-article discussion of sweeping reforms to local authorities that must be approved by the end of the year for Cyprus to qualify for ...

Four Famagusta district villages want the creation of a unified local authority to include the area’s four communities and five municipalities, a demand that is not in line with ...

Everyone agrees reform is vital so why do we need a referendum? By George Koumoullis In order to restore the mental balance of those that may have been worried about ...

The government’s plans to hold a referendum on local government reform on the same day as the parliamentary elections appear doomed after the House interior committee decided by majority ...

The government on Monday formally presented to parliament the question to be put in a single, island-wide referendum on the issue of local government reform, and urged MPs to “act ...

An island-wide referendum on local government reform will be held on the same day as the May 30 parliamentary elections, the Council of Ministers decided on Wednesday. The decision was announced ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday he planned to table a proposal for a referendum to be held on local authority reform whose discussion has been dragging on for ...

Local authority reform must be approved as soon as possible, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, said on Tuesday, as he warned political parties that fiddling with its provisions would put the ...

The interior ministry has asked parties for time to consult with the attorney-general over legal and constitutional matters possibly emerging from the discussion in parliament of local authority reform. Committee ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris warned on Tuesday that allowing referendums on the mergers of municipalities and local communities would tank the drive to reform local government. “It will be chaos,” ...

Lawmakers on Monday wrapped up discussion of three government bills designed to overhaul local government, but not without first inserting an amendment which – from the government’s standpoint – could unravel ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Monday warned that Cyprus could risk losing out on hundreds of millions in EU grants unless it reforms local government along certain parameters. Nouris informed ...

The union of municipalities warned on Thursday that the effort to reform local government sector was leading to failure, as more and more communities declare their opposition using various excuses, ...