Newly elected MPs to vacate local govt positions
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...
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The credibility of politics
“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...
CoE to monitor Cyprus’ progress in implementing European Charter of Local Self-Government
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...
New housing scheme ‘extremely generous’ Nouris says
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...
Local government workers to down tools for an hour
Local government workers will go on strike for an hour next Thursday to protest delays on reforms to local governance, their unions said on Wednesday....
‘One-stop’ licensing shop for investors to end ‘malaise of the past’
Interior minister Nicos Nouris on Monday pledged that a new and swifter licensing system for ‘strategic investments’ will make Cyprus an attractive place for foreign...
Government presents local government reform plan, 17 new municipalities (Update 2)
Outgoing Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Monday presented the government’s flagship local government reform which will see the number of municipalities almost halved through wide-ranging...
Liopetri council will merge with Ayia Napa and Sotira
The Liopetri community council announced on Thursday it had decided to join the municipalities of Ayia Napa and Sotira as part of the local government...
Paphos municipal staff vote to strike
Employees of Paphos municipality will strike later this month unless a collective agreement is signed by the municipality of Paphos. “The plan is to have...
Audit chief warns against misplaced euphoria that crisis is over
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides voiced concern on Wednesday over the apparent climate of general financial euphoria that could mislead the country the economic crisis was over...
Local self-government and decentralisation
September 1 marked the 30th anniversary of the European Charter of Local Self-Government entering into force and countries which have ratified it are bound by...
Discussion of local government reform bill drags on
Lawmakers on Monday continued discussion of a government bill aiming to consolidate the large number of municipal authorities into district-based clusters, part of a broader...
Anastasiades says over €1bn in local authority projects underway
By Evie Andreou PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that infrastructure projects amounting to more than €1bn were in the process of being implemented following...
Local government reform is long overdue
The local authorities in Cyprus have been in financial difficulties for many years and have been funded in part by the government via the annual...
Auditor’s list reveals who gets what in local government
While Limassol city boss Andreas Christou is the highest-paid mayor in Cyprus, earning €70,635 per annum, the mayor of Peyia is not that far behind...
‘A civil servant can’t have two bosses’, Michaelides says on internal audit debate
Internal auditors by definition cannot be external to the organisation they are monitoring, audit boss Odysseas Michaelides argued on Thursday before the House interior committee,...
MPs seek more details on local government reform
MPs want the interior ministry to submit a more detailed road map on the reform of local administration, which under the government’s proposal envisages a...
The ‘good’ municipality
Unlike most of its counterparts, Tseri’s books are in the black but its mayor is concerned about what a future merger might mean for its savings...
DISY to propose half term for mayors in this year’s municipal elections
Ruling DISY is preparing a legislative proposal to cut the term of office in municipal councils from five years to two and a half years...
‘Midway through transforming Cyprus’, reforms official says
Structural reforms act as a catalyst for the credibility of the economy and investor confidence, Undersecretary to the President Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday. Petrides...