#local government

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 ...

Changes are expected in local government councils after the election of some councillors as MPs on Sunday. Three vacant seats will have to be filled at the Larnaca municipal council ...

“Local referendums necessary for the reform of local self-government” The credibility of the political system, politics and politicians, is once again being questioned by the citizens and Cyprus exposed to ...

A delegation from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (CoE) will monitor the application of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in Cyprus, from 29 ...

The government’s new rural housing policy is targeted and “extremely generous” and could be extended next year on review, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday. Nouris was speaking ...