#semi-government organisations

MPs pressed the government on Wednesday over some 21 appointments to semi-state organisation boards made outside the recommendations of an advisory council set up to vet such candidates. Committee chairman and ...

Opposition party Disy, accused the government of misleading the public over what it described as politically motivated appointments to semi-governmental organisations, saying it had been “caught red-handed” claiming the selections ...

The government defended the role of the advisory council on Saturday as criticism continued over the appointment of boards to semi government organisations, with deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou describing ...

The operation of the advisory council came under scrutiny on Friday after Akel accused the body of being bypassed during the appointment of semi-state organisation boards. Institutions Committee chairman and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...