Diko president Papadopoulos appears set to run for House president
Diko president Nicholas Papadopoulos appears poised to throw his hat into the ring, becoming the fourth candidate to seek election as presidency of the House...
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Our View: Papadopoulos needs to accept responsibility for mess Diko is in
In complaining about the latest defections from Diko, party leader Nicholas Papadopoulos was unintentionally advertising his poor leadership qualities, exemplified by his refusal to take...
Poll predicts Anastasiades most likely to win election
President Nicos Anastasiades and Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos are the favourites for first and second place in the first round of January’s presidential elections, going...
DIKO refuses to budge on foreclosures bill
By Elias Hazou THE DIKO party will oppose the foreclosures bill unless it is amended to protect vulnerable borrowers from banks, its leader Nicholas Papadopoulos...
No more escape for tax cheats
By Elias Hazou THE House last night passed a number of laws whose enactment was a condition for the release of the fifth bailout tranche...
Biden’s visit is cause for friction again
By George Psyllides THE government’s aim is to put international interest in the Cyprus problem to use, government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides said yesterday, as he...
DIKO appointment dispute rumbles on
By Elias Hazou BICKERING OVER the recent cabinet reshuffle continued into the weekend, with DIKO accusing President Nicos Anastasiades of a calculated move to split...
SGO bill back on the table
By George Psyllides CONFRONTATION over the bill to privatise semi-government organisations would not benefit anyone, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said yesterday as the government re-submitted...
Kyprianou seeks way to stay in government
By Elias Hazou DIKO’s deputy head Marcos Kyprianou on Monday called for cooler minds to prevail, arguing that exit from the ruling coalition would on...
Opposition to talks is all about cementing partition
By Loucas Charalambous IT WAS EXPECTED that our many political demagogues would go wild about the agreement over the resumption of the talks. The surprise...
Deputies put off upsetting public servants
By Elias Hazou TO THE satisfaction of civil servants, lawmakers yesterday postponed voting on a legislative proposal for a one-off scale cut on the 13th...
Raft of new bailout measures passed
By Elias Hazou Parliament last night passed into law a raft of measures that are a condition for the release of the next tranche of...
No date yet for budget submission
By Stefanos Evripidou THERE is no indication when the government will table the state budget for 2014 to parliament, said House Finance Committee chairman Nicolas...
Minister pressures House to vote on co-op bills
By Elias Hazou A RAFT of measures pertaining to the restructuring of co-operative banks must be enacted this week if Cyprus is to receive the...
CY staff protest in vain
By Stefanos Evripidou THE HOUSE Finance Committee held a long session behind closed doors yesterday to discuss the acute problems facing national carrier Cyprus Airways...
End of the line for state car abuse
By Stefanos Evripidou THE CHAIRMAN of the House Finance Committee yesterday said there was clearly “abuse” of the system which provides luxury vehicles to former...
Debate rages over sale of Greek bank ops
By George Psyllides THE island lost billions from the sale of the Greek operations of Cypriot banks as part of a bailout agreement, lawmakers said...