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Thorny issues, such as revenue from building permits and the responsibility for dangerous buildings, dominated Monday’s meeting between Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and president of the Union of Municipalities ...

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 ...

Municipalities are in need of a total of €14 million in emergency financial assistance, Larnaca Mayor and Municipalities’ Union chairman Andreas Vyras said on Wednesday. Speaking to the Municipalities’ Union’s ...

The reform of local government must come through its essential modernisation Local self-governing authorities that are capable of responding to their mission in the modern era, with powers and responsibilities ...

Thirteen Laona and Akamas region community leaders have threatened to resign over the planned merger of their communities into a single municipal entity under Polis Chrysochous, it was announced on ...

Municipalities have asked the finance minister to boost their state grants amid surging energy costs, with local authorities warning that some are on the verge of collapse and will have ...

Interior minister Nicos Nouris on Thursday assured lawmakers that local government reform will become a reality on July 1, 2024. Speaking to the members of the House interior committee on Thursday, Nouris ...

Turkish Cypriot trade unionists were demonstrating on Wednesday morning over the law pushed by the ‘government’ to consolidate ‘municipalities’ According Kibris Postasi, ‘municipality’ staffers were mobilising to protest “the (special) ...

The House environment committee on Wednesday said it would look at the costs borne by the public when it comes to municipal waste management by local authorities. The issue was ...

Political parties on Monday made one last big push at consensus over legislation governing the reform of local government, but major questions still remained like the number of municipalities. Following ...

Consultation is necessary with the affected local authorities and residents The delay that is observed and hinders the reform of local self-government seems to be attributable to political and other ...

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said opposition parties were “deniers of progress” after bills providing for the comprehensive reform of local administration appeared to be headed for the shelf on Tuesday. ...