Tighten your belts, wasteful MPs told
Plethora of assistants, unjustified travel allowances, airfares, audit boss says A lot more can be done to track MPs’ expenses and to bring their benefits
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Taking away audit chief’s power to look at co-ops would be a step back, MPs hear
Approval by parliament of a proposal to take away the auditor-general’s power to scrutinise co-op banks would be a regression in terms of transparency and
Courts system ‘in distress’ top judge says
The courts system is in distress, threatening the proper dispensation of justice, the President of the Supreme Court warned on Wednesday. The judicial system is
Anastasiades says ‘will not tolerate’ suggestion he favoured in-laws in public tender, calls for probe by audit office
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday night called on the auditor-general to “immediately” investigate allegations implying his in-laws had been favoured in a tender for the
Ministry takes a step back from the more draconian provisions in smoking bill
The health ministry has come back with amendments to a bill banning smoking in public buildings and open-air spaces, rendering the legislation less draconian. The
Some 600 identified in Panama Papers, deputies told
THE tax department told MPs on Wednesday it has identified 600 individuals from 1,050 named in various companies included in the so-called Panama Papers, while
Tax department was ‘like a coffee shop’ of gossips, chief says
Some 30,000 appeals dating back to the 1980s were still outstanding last February, Tax Commissioner Yiannis Tsangaris said on Thursday, likening the situation to the
Leaks affect investigations and trial outcomes, Nicolaou warns
Leaks relating to police investigations are being treated as a matter of corruption that affects the outcome of the case and possibly a trial, Justice
Power market liberalisation may take three more years
Diko lawmaker Angelos Votsis said that Cypriot private power producers will have to wait another three years before they can gain access to the electricity
MPs uncertain over extended smoking ban
By Evie Andreou MPs said on Thursday that that they had yet to agree on a number of provisions of the bill to tighten regulations
Constitution amended to rule out death penalty resurgence
The House plenum on Friday approved a constitution amendment to scrap a provision that could allow for legislation to impose the death penalty for a
Our View: Mob rule uses patriotism to protect financial interests
SEVEN deputies were among the 200-strong crowd that gathered outside the warehouse/packaging plant of Christos Christofi in Achna and tried to storm it, because the
Call to retire old cabinless tractors after teen death
The Green Party-Citizens Cooperation on Thursday called for the obligatory use of safety cabins on all tractors to avoid the loss of lives, as was
Solea fires underestimated from the outset, MPs hear
DISCUSSION in parliament on a deadly fire in the Solea area of the Troodos mountain confirmed that the situation had been underestimated and the operational
Protracted sick leave by prison wardens a problem, MPs hear
Prison wardens are unhappy over the lengthy sick leaves taken by their colleagues, MPs heard on Tuesday, one of the most serious problems faced by
GMI recipients to be put to work, ‘but it’s not forced labour’ minister says
The government’s Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) scheme will be entering its third phase, which entails finding jobs for recipients who were able to work, Labour
MPs invited to lectures on House rules
All MPs were invited to participate in informative lectures as of Wednesday, on House rules and procedures. According to the letter, signed by the parliament’s
Security details for politicians ‘not a right’, Nicolaou says
THE Solidarity Movement and far-right party ELAM have requested police protection for their leaders in line with the practice currently in place, it emerged
Syllouris’ big change not so different after all
New House Speaker Demetris Syllouris’ announcement on Monday of a crackdown on deputy absenteeism by levying wage cuts for unjustified no-shows at plenary and committee
Movement calls on voters to get rid of incumbents
The movement behind an advertising campaign urging people not to cast a vote for any of the incumbent MPs standing for re-election in the upcoming
