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House President and Disy MP Annita Demetriou on Monday met with the Cyprus Police Association (CPA) to discuss disputed police reform plans recently announced by police chief Themistos Arnaoutis, it ...

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 ...

Cyprus will continue with bold reforms in 2026, building on changes introduced in 2025, President Nikos Christodoulides pledged on Tuesday. He was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace. ...

Greek trains, ferries and taxis were halted on Wednesday as thousands of workers, including teachers and seafarers, marched to parliament in Athens in a one-day general strike against labour reforms ...

The reform of local government in Cyprus represents a historic milestone, laying the foundations for more modern and efficient local authorities. Its first year of implementation highlighted the advantages of ...

The House legal committee on Wednesday begins examining a bill to reform the Audit Office. The legislation aims to modernise the office of the auditor general (AG) following the early ...

The current civil servant assessment system is not at all optimistic, as most ministries, departments and services not only continue to deviate from its provisions but blatantly violate it, public ...

Discussions begin on Wednesday at the House of Representatives regarding the legal framework concerning the distinction of the current double role of the attorney-general, with the creation of a general ...

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 ...

The Federation of Employers and Industrialists (OEV) on Monday spoke of a “convergence” with tax authorities on the planned tax reform, adding that the blueprint as a whole “is headed ...

An ad hoc committee to determine state funding for municipalities will be established after the summer holidays, following an agreement between Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou and the Union of Municipalities ...

The Cyprus Association of Occupational Therapists said on Tuesday it had been asked to submit a proposal for the integration of occupational therapy in public schools, as part of reforms, ...

President Nikos Christodoulides acknowledged the civil service’s negative image on Tuesday, saying however that it had been a driver in difficult times, such as after the Turkish invasion in 1974, ...

Technical assistance to create an island-wide spatial development plan, to create a green and smart electricity distribution system, develop a defence industry strategy, deal with the loss of drinking waste, ...

The administration of each municipality is exercised collectively by the council, in which the mayor, deputy mayors and councillors participate as members. Within the framework of their responsibilities, they manage ...

At least the majority of 93 deputy mayors, who were elected some nine months ago thanks to the so-called reform of the local government, have the decency to complain about being ...

A modern, digital Cyprus, which will be a model of transparency and accountability, socially sensitive and proud of its role in the region, is President Nikos Christodoulides’ vision for the ...

The local government reform is a big bet that must work, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday, adding that the ultimate goal is the administrative autonomy and financial viability of ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Wednesday described a planned separation of his powers set out by President Nikos Christodoulides as “legally impossible”. In a post on X, he said the Audit ...

Director General of the European Commission’s DG Reform Mario Nava held a meeting with Special Representative and Head of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (Unficyp) Colin Stewart, ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Cyprus’ performance in public finances is considered satisfactory, as reflected, among others, in the favourable evaluations of international organizations and rating agencies. As a ...

This year citizens will vote to elect their representatives at the local level who will undertake the implementation of the reform in their department, municipality, community and district. Leaders of ...

The reform of local government must come through its essential modernisation Local self-governing authorities that are capable of responding to their mission in the modern era, with powers and responsibilities ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday announced talks will begin early next month in an effort to push through important family law reforms before the presidential elections in February 2023. ...