House rejects president’s veto on TC properties
The House on Thursday rejected the president’s veto of a law passed in late March which requires structural integrity checks on Turkish Cypriot properties in...
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Another two-month extension for reduced fuel tax
Parliament on Thursday approved another two-month extension for reduced fuel tax until the end of June, going one better than the government proposal. By a...
President refers law on handling of TC properties
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday referred back to parliament a law it passed in late March regarding the handling of Turkish Cypriot properties in the...
Exams to cover only 60 per cent of teaching material this year (Updated)
High school exams will include only 60 per cent of the teaching material this year, after the plenum approved a relevant education ministry proposal on...
End of legal loophole that lets retailers charge more for card use
The commerce ministry is to draw up legislation to close a loophole in the law that allows vendors to charge extra to consumers using credit...
House gives nod for 2023 budget
The House on Thursday gave the nod to the state budget for fiscal year 2023, in what was parliament’s final act of the year before...
House President chides state broadcaster for airing World Cup instead of parliament
It is unacceptable that state broadcaster CyBC is not streaming parliament’s live session and is instead broadcasting the World Cup, House President Annita Demetriou said...
MPs vote for major change to family law
Parliament on Friday voted in favour of amending the constitution on family law, broadening its scope on the cases the courts could hear. With 49...
House approves supplementary budget of €345m
MPs approved the government’s second supplementary €345m budget on Friday with 49 votes in favour and one abstention. The key points of the additional budget...
Petrides warns MPs of consequences from new freeze on foreclosures
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday slammed parliament’s decision to extend the foreclosures freeze, saying it ignored both the government’s and central bank’s warnings against...
