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The government’s pension reform bill will be sent to trade unions and employers’ organisations in the coming days after President Nikos Christodoulides met Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas and Finance ...

The bill to reform Cyprus’ pension system is to enter its final drafting stage next week after Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas meets Finance Minister Makis Keravnos next Wednesday to settle ...

The government’s final proposal for pension reform is expected to be decided by August 5, after Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas meets Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, the labour minister said on ...

Pension reforms are progressing as planned, with pensioners expected to see higher payments from February 1, 2027, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday. The minister said the bill covering the first ...

Increasing the lowest pensions and reducing the cut in pensions for early retirement were the two main items discussed by Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas with the House of Elders, it ...

The government has bowed to union pressure with regard to its pension reform plan. After a meeting of the Labour Advisory Body, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said there had been ...

The government has postponed the presentation of its pension reform bill, with Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas conceding that additional time will be given for consultations in an effort to secure ...

The government has said it would introduce a new pension system in 2027. It plans to submit the pension reform bills to the legislature, before the summer recess in mid-July, so ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas has ruled out proposals to raise pensions by 125% , while stressing that any increases must remain compatible with the sustainability of the Social Insurance Fund and fiscal ...

Trade unions on Thursday gave the thumbs-down to the pension reform bills being submitted by July, citing many loose ends, while the government was determined to press ahead regardless. Labour ...

Raising the basic pension, without impacting the robustness of the Social Insurance Fund, is a key government objective, the labour minister said on Tuesday. “What I can say for sure, ...

Pensioners’ organisations have demanded the “immediate lifting of an injustice against widowers” so that their rights are “equal for all”, regardless of the date of death of their spouse. In ...

The government is aiming for a comprehensive reform of the pensions system to come into force by January of next year, labour minister Marinos Moushiouttas announced on Thursday. Speaking on ...

The government plans to submit bills to parliament to reform the pension system by June, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Tuesday. He was speaking to the day’s session ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas met on Friday with the social partners to discuss pension reforms – which he described as “emblematic” – the minimum wage and the decree in place for the ...

Voicing promises of promoting pension reforms and strengthening low-income pensioners, President Nikos Christodoulides inaugurated the new municipal ‘Evanthia Pieridou’ rest home in Larnaca. Christodoulides said old age was an issue ...

Cyprus is preparing its next major reform, with the government setting a target of significant pension increases by 2026, starting with low-income pensioners. President Nikos Christodoulides said pension reform is now ...

Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Friday that the government had struck a “golden balance” on the increase to the national minimum wage, which will apply for the next two ...

The government is committed to implementing pension reform, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “One of the greatest needs in our country is to reform a state still operating with ...

President Nikos Christodoulides finally decided that the €730 a month (presumably after tax, as the pension was reportedly €1100) he was collecting as a state pension, for his 18 years work at the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday announced that he will be giving away his state pension to charity – while at the same time asserting that he is averse to going public ...

MPs are preparing to vote on amendments to the pension reform law that appear to weaken its original provisions, it was reported on Tuesday. As reported by Philenews, the latest ...

Despite a law having just come into force, allowing state officials to waive receiving a pension while still in active service, it turns out this has no practical application, media ...

The council of ministers on Wednesday approved another bill that would supposedly deal with the controversial issue of multiple pensions. What was approved by the cabinet, could still be changed ...