Anastasiades calls on parties to stop using municipal reform for political gain
President Nicos Anastasiades called on all parties to stop seeking political gains by insisting on a higher number of municipalities as part of local authority...
Municipal reform
Agreement appears near for municipal reform
Both the government and political parties on Thursday sounded an upbeat note that the key hurdles in the way of local government reform have been...
Our View: Paralimni mayor’s outburst underlines need for municipal reform
Last week the audit service published the findings of an audit of Paralimni Municipality, listing a litany of irregularities and failures, and, as the service’s...
Union of municipalities calls on new parliament to revisit municipal reform
The Union of Municipalities has called on the next parliament, which is to be voted in at the end of the month, to review the...
Interior minister says reducing number of municipalities would be victory for the people
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris urged parties to set their differences aside on Tuesday and approve bills covering the much-needed local authority reform that has been...
Party leaders continue to bicker over need for local reforms
MAIN opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou accused his ruling Disy counterpart of lying on Monday, after Averof Neophytou suggested Kyprianou was trying to scupper local...
‘No final decision’ on merging local authorities yet, ministry says
No final decision has been taken yet on which municipalities will be merged as part of the drive for local government reform, the interior ministry...
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...
Generous loans available from EIB for municipal projects
Municipalities will be able to apply for a loan up to €200m from the European Investment Bank (EIB), which will be paid off by the...
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...
