MPs vote to strip cabinet of power to grant, lease, or exchange state land
Parliament on Friday voted to strip the cabinet of the power to grant, lease, or exchange state land after the values published recently by the...
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House approves bill to subsidise salaries of priests
Parliament on Friday approved a government bill to subsidise the salaries of the clergy based on a so-called agreement struck between the state and the...
Solidarity’s Papadopoulos sworn in after getting House seat back
The Solidarity Movement’s Giorgos Papadopoulos was on Tuesday declared an MP for the third time after a parliament decision to return the seat to him...
House passes resolutions condemning Turkey over Varosha and Syria
THE House plenum on Friday passed resolutions condemning Turkey’s actions in Varosha and in Kurdish-led territories in northern Syria. Following the reaffirmation of UN resolutions...
Parliament guarantees rights of UK nationals for GMI and employee rights
Two regulations guaranteeing the rights of UK nationals living in Cyprus were passed by the House plenum on Friday. The first regulation guarantees that UK...
Parliament votes to amend constitution to resolve issue of vacant MP seats
Parliament on Friday voted unanimously to amend the constitution in a bid to resolve the issue of a vacant seat that has been hounding MPs...
House mulls lowering MPs election age from 25 to 21
A BILL lowering the age to stand in parliamentary elections from 25 to 21 is to be tabled by the end of October, MPs heard...
Proposal floated to abolish annual company levy, state says no
The House commerce committee on Tuesday proposed abolishing the €350 annual levy on registered companies but the finance ministry said the tax would stay as...
Parties reach consensus on vacant House seats
Political parties appear to have reached consensus on how a parliamentary seat should be assigned in the event it is vacated or not claimed, either...
Businesses affected by road works reject compensation, want job done faster
The solution losses incurred by businesses due to public works is not compensation but getting the job done more quickly, MPs heard on Tuesday. The...
Nearly 3,000 refugees still waiting for title deeds
More than 2,700 refugees are still waiting to be given the title deeds due to slow procedures, MPs heard on Tuesday. The issue was discussed...
Parliament goes ‘paperless’
Parliament began ‘paperless’ operations on Friday, House President Demetris Syllouris announced. Each MP was given a laptop to use during House committee meetings and plenary...
House upholds veto on foreclosures, passes compromise bill (Updated)
Parliament on Friday accepted a presidential veto to a bill amending the foreclosures law with potentially negative effects on banks and the economy and approved...
House president heckled as MPs delay vote on home repossessions (Updated)
House president Demetris Syllouris faced a crowd of implacable protesters on Monday after parliament decided to postpone voting on the president’s vetoing of a bill...
President vetoes ‘negative’ foreclosures changes (update)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday vetoed bills passed by the opposition rendering the foreclosures legislation ineffective and raising the risk of downgrades for the island’s...
Napa mayor warns noise pollution damaging tourism, blasts lawmakers
The decision of the House to postpone a vote on regulations governing noise pollution is a huge blow not only to tourism in Ayia Napa...
President looking at foreclosures freeze after minister recommends veto
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades was examining on Saturday, along with Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, the legislation approved by parliament on Friday to temporarily suspend foreclosures, the...
Changes approved to ease title-deeds trap
MPs have unanimously approved amendments seeking to improve a 2015 law that aimed to resolve the issue of thousands of homeowners left stranded without a...
Parliament says yes to extending hydrocarbons’ licences
THE House on Friday approved regulations that allow the government to extend the licenses of companies exploring for hydrocarbons inside the island’s exclusive economic zone...
Lawmakers approve staggered twice-yearly exams
Lawmakers on Friday approved the introduction of twice-yearly exams in high schools starting with the new school year. The bill provides for the introduction of...
