New law changes way parties get state aid
The House on Thursday passed a law changing the way in which political parties receive state aid. The legislative proposal – sponsored by Disy, Akel,...
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The economic dimensions of the German elections
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Considering its dominant position but also the departure of current chancellor Angela Merkel, a politician of strong international standing,...
Parties squabble over election state aid
Having received €7m in state aid for 2021 in February, political parties are now squabbling over whether it should be redistributed to reflect the results...
Political power mismatch makes voting difficult
Our clunky electoral system makes voting for one of the two biggest parties our only option This coming Sunday we will elect 70 per...
Lockdowns force political parties to rethink campaign strategies
The current restrictions and measures in place against the spread of the virus have severely affected the political parties’ campaigning strategies for the upcoming parliamentary...
Parties cross swords, fail to pass House resolution ahead of Cyprus talks
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...
Is political party state funding financing democracy?
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras Reports and post-programme surveillance following Cyprus’ exit from the bailout agreement praised sustained economic growth at rates far higher than expected....
Parties say Anastasiades desperately trying to shift blame
Opposition parties went on the counterattack on Friday, saying President Nicos Anastasiades’ claims that he was a victim of a smear attack over Cyprus’ now...
Petrides issues new appeal to MPs to pass budget
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Thursday appealed to parliamentary parties to back the 2021 state budget as it constitutes the main weapon for tackling the...
Most Greek Cypriot parties irrelevant who TC leader is as ‘Turkey calling the shots’
Nationalist Ersin Tatar’s election as the new Turkish Cypriot leader was met with concern by main opposition Akel but most parties said it was Turkey...
