Time pressing for local authority reform
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 ...
Interior ministry says it needs to consult over local govt reform
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 ...
Move against local government reform will lead to ‘chaos’
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,” ...
Referendum demand threatens to derail local government reform
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 ...
EU funding in doubt if local government reform stalls minister warns
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 ...
Efforts to reform local government in jeopardy, union warns
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, ...