We are fighting for our survival, ambassador tells MPs
Israel is conducting a just war which must be the last, in which Hamas must be eradicated, Israel’s ambassador to Cyprus Oren Anolik told the...
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State payroll: MPs set to get €5,000 net a month
A group low-grade civil servants said on Wednesday it is imperative that their representatives be present at a discussion next week on pay rises for...
Our View: State pensions prove some more equal than others
What a mess the authorities have made of the issue of the multiple pensions over the years. We are now at the point at which...
MPs asked to hold off on changes to public sector appointments
The government on Monday asked MPs to hold off on pushing through a legislative proposal that would end the ban on new recruitments in the...
Deputies lambast police chief over feeble response to violence
Deputies on Wednesday grilled Cyprus’ police chief on institutionalised racism within the force and whether this was a factor in the observer status police took,...
MPs debate housing discrimination among refugees
MPs on Tuesday sought to put an end to the discrimination among refugees by amending the law to allow everyone living in refugee housing to...
Cypriot MPs say stuck in Frankfurt airport for two days in ‘third-world conditions’
The travel chaos gripping airports across Europe has again hit Cyprus with flights cancelled to and from Larnaca, while a team of Cypriot MPs remain...
Reservations over bill to fast-track ‘strategic developments’
Lawmakers on Thursday voiced reservations over a government bill that aims to fast-track so-called ‘strategic developments’, pointing out that the legislation itself omits to spell...
Audit office against allowing civil servants to keep job on hold while serving as MP
The audit office on Friday called on political parties to ditch a proposal that would allow civil servants to be elected as MPs without resigning...
Limassol police HQ in dire need of maintenance, MP says
The 65-year-old building housing Limassol police headquarters needs maintenance and improvement as a matter of urgency, House legal affairs committee president Nicos Tornaritis said on...
