House to discuss Cyprus issue
The Cyprus issue will be on the agenda of the House of Representatives on February 27 under Chapter D, Speaker Annita Demetriou announced before setting the official schedule. She noted that ...
Board members sacked for conflicts of interest
Two of the 103 board members of semi-governmental organisations are being replaced due to conflict of interest, the deputy government spokesman said after a cabinet meeting.
Yiannis Antoniou explained that the ...
Call to reform semi-government organisations’ budget rules
House interior committee chairman Aristos Damianou on Thursday called for a restructuring of the rules regarding semi-government organisations’ budgets.
Specifically, he called for an end to the rule of “provisional ...
Akel member refuses CyBC post in SGO spat
Akel member Costas Costas on Monday has announced his refusal to accept reappointment to the board of directors of the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC).
His decision, as announced by Akel ...
New leadership for semi-government organisations announced
The cabinet on Friday announced the names of people selected as the presidents and members of the boards of directors of semi-government organisations (SGO).
Along with the 16 new SGO heads, ...
Plenum approves 2024 budgets for semi-governmental organisations
The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to the 2024 budgets of six semi-governmental organisations, but ‘crossed’ those funds related to procuring services from the private sector.
‘Crossing’ a spending ...
MPs complain about tardiness of semi-government budgets
MPs on Monday gave a preliminary green light to the 2024 budgets of six semi-governmental organisations, due to go up for a vote to the House plenum later this week, but ...
Dispute over English School board resolved
The legal framework governing board member selection for semi-state organisations will also apply in the case of the English School, it was announced on Wednesday.
The decision comes after a ...
Our View: Advisory Council – a step towards meritocracy or political posturing?
President Nikos Christodoulides met the members of the ‘opinion-giving Council’ on Wednesday with whom he had a constructive discussion about its roles and responsibilities. After the meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos ...
No more private health insurance for semi-public sector employees say lawmakers
Employees in the semi-public sector will no longer have the benefit of private health insurance, MPs have decided this week, citing the introduction of a national health scheme (Gesy).
There ...
No more private healthcare insurance for SGOs
The House on Thursday passed legislation that bars all semi-governmental bodies from paying into private health insurance, since employees in these organisations already benefit from the national health system or ...
Cross-party support for Cyta redundancy ban
Political parties of the House finance committee unanimously backed the amendment of regulations at Cyta that would ensure no employee could ever be made redundant.
All other semi-governmental organisations are ...