#parliament

In February main opposition Akel tabled, then withdrew a bill which – according to a prominent lawyer – had sought to ‘legalise’ the unlawfulness of the coronavirus decrees so far. The legislative ...

The House of Representatives on Friday held its last plenary session before the parliamentary elections due to take place on May 30. The parliament decided unanimously to be dissolved beginning as ...

In a fireworks-laden session, the House passed a law giving the state the nod to guarantee up to €1 billion in loans to businesses and self-employed persons stricken by the coronavirus-related ...

Parliament on Thursday approved a scheme allowing people stricken by the pandemic with overdue taxes, to repay them with installments. The proposal had been tabled by Diko MP Christiana Erotokritou, ...

Far right party Elam and the Green party rise to fourth and fifth places respectively, according to the results of a survey conducted on behalf of private Ant1 television. The ...

In the end, the fear of being blamed by businesses and the self-employed of depriving them of much-needed cash liquidity persuaded the opposition parties to end the silly games about ...

Parliament on Thursday rejected a government proposal for holding a single island-wide referendum on the planned merger of municipalities as part of a drive to reform local government. The decision ...

In a turnaround, opposition parties – particularly Diko – on Thursday agreed that a government bill on state-backed loans will go to the plenum for a vote on April 22 just before the ...

Employers expressed disappointment and warned of dire consequences on Tuesday after learning that a government bill for state-backed loans will not be discussed by the current parliament, which is set ...

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. ...

Parliament on Thursday amended a law allowing for civil lawsuits to be filed against former officers or executives of the now-defunct cooperative bank. By a unanimous vote, following a terse ...

Parliament has voted to bolster the law against people smugglers and educational institutions which facilitate “sham” students’ entry into the Republic. Perhaps the most notable change is that now people ...

Parliament plans to pass a pay as you throw bill for rubbish management before the May 30 elections so that it can be put to force six months later by the ...

Parliament will decide during one of its next sessions, possibly next month, on whether to publish a list with the names of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with bad debts at ...

Political parties crossed swords on Friday at the House plenum on the Cyprus problem and on what the Greek Cypriot side’s stand ought to be at next month’s ...

Parliament on Thursday voted to scrap the Grains Commission, a semi-governmental entity that had been running up big deficits in recent years. Under another bill, the competences and staff of ...

Parliament on Thursday passed two items of legislation granting tax breaks to landlords who voluntarily reduce their rents to businesses financially stricken by the coronavirus-related restrictions. The first bill provides ...

Officials on Thursday called it irresponsible and risky for Cyprus to potentially acquire supplies of Covid-19 vaccine not licensed by EU authorities, and that the island has no choice but ...

Cyprus’ legislation on asset statements by politically exposed persons (PEP) is a ruin which has not been restored, experts who have drafted a White Paper on the issue said on ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a code of ethics for its members, providing for the naming and shaming of violators but no tangible sanctions otherwise. The bill passed ...

Parliament on Thursday passed the 2021 budgets for two agencies that are key components of the national health scheme (Gesy), also giving the nod to the balance sheets of several semi-governmental ...

The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a law levying a 0.4 per cent tax on all sales of immovable property, the proceeds of which to go toward supporting Greek Cypriot ...

Basic knowledge of the language, history and culture of Cyprus will be among the new stricter criteria to be fulfilled before the granting of Cypriot citizenship, it emerged on Saturday. ...

Edek and Citizens’ Alliance MP Giorgos Lillikas have asked for a week’s postponement to the vote on the parliamentary code of ethics to give them time to propose and ...