Akel accuses parliament of putting nepotism above Covid-19 crisis
House president Demetris Syllouris was forced to adjourn plenum on Friday after parties rowed over a bill on army officer promotions and retirements, with some...
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Plenum lifts dog ban on beaches but with exceptions
The House plenum on Friday approved a law amendment lifting the ban on dogs on beaches not designated as such. This means that dogs will...
House president to self-isolate voluntarily after Athens trip (Updated)
House President Demetris Syllouris and the delegation which escorted him on his official visit to Athens last week have isolated themselves it was announced on...
House president defends MP ethic plan: it’s not ‘the Syllouris code’
ALTHOUGH mocked and ridiculed by the media for the code of ethics for deputies presented a couple of weeks ago, House president Demetris Syllouris has...
House postpones vote on expanding state-limo use
Parliament on Friday postponed a vote on regulations increasing the number of state officials allowed to use a government car outside officer hours. The vote...
House passes law incentivising early retirement in public sector
The House of Representatives passed a bill on Friday, giving incentives to public-sector employees to apply for early retirement without any reduction in their benefits,...
MPs will pass a law regulating parliament’s own audit mechanisms
Parliament will pass a law regulating its external auditing, parties said on Thursday, as they sought to play down suggestions that House President Demetris Syllouris...
Pushback against House speaker’s opposition to auditing parliament
Opposition Diko said Wednesday it opposed efforts by House President Demetris Syllouris to stop audit service scrutiny by citing the legislature’s financial autonomy. The matter...
Corruption poses a serious threat to member states, Charalambides tells OSCE forum
Corruption poses a serious threat to economic development, prosperity, the rule of law and the stability European states given its links to organised crime and...
Drama at House over PEP loans
Elias Hazou and George Psyllides House president Demetris Syllouris was forced to interrupt a meeting of the watchdog committee on Thursday after a war of...
New parliament building will cost €95 million
The transport ministry on Wednesday announced that the cost for the construction of the new parliament building and the archaeological park nearby will reach €95...
‘Shock’ over reported Gesy abuse by doctors
One private-sector cardiologist scrutinised for demanding €407,000 for five months By Evie Andreou State doctors’ union Pasyki expressed bewilderment on Thursday over reports that the...
Budget for 2020 approved by House (Updated)
THE House plenum on Wednesday passed the state budget for 2020 with 29 votes in favour and 23 against, but also with the approval of...
Budget debate gets underway, delves into Cyprob
Parliament on Monday kicked off the three-day discussion on the state budget, which as is customary, delved into the Cyprus problem, among others, as the...
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...
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...
