House Plenary on Thursday rejected the 2021 state budget, by 29 votes against to 24 in favour.The Government now will have to submit another budget bill in January when Parliament reconvenes after...
If the parliament rejects the state budget for 2021 it would endanger, among other things, the delivery of vaccines against Covid-19 and the vaccination programme for the population of Cyprus,...
17/12/2020
Minister of Finance Constantinos Petrides said on Thursday that the 2021 state budget is increased by 742 million, or 10.6%, compared to the 2020 budget, despite the economic problems caused by the...
11/12/2020
A code of principles, conduct as well as transparency for Cypriot MPs is expected to be voted by the House in January 2021.The issue was discussed during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on...
10/12/2020
The Cyprus shipping industry has proved resilient amidst the coronavirus pandemic and the aim is for the sector to grow even further in the future, Deputy Minister for shipping Vassilis Demetriades...
01/12/2020
House Plenary on Thursday passed three bills which create a legislative framework criminalizing sexism and one law that sets up mechanisms to prevent and deal with bullying and intimidation at...
27/11/2020
The package launched by the government to support employees and businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic has averted a drastic rise in unemployment, Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance...
26/11/2020
The parliamentary committee on ethics aims to have the bills pending before it related with the recommendations of a report of the Council of Europe`s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)...
26/11/2020
Cyprus House of Representatives President Adamos Adamou presented on Wednesday the parliamentary annual report, noting that despite the obstacles the Covid-19 pandemic posed the work achieved was...
25/11/2020
The cost of electricity is expected to be reduced in 2022, as the market opens to competition and the project to bring natural gas is expected to be completed by the end of this year, Energy Minister...
24/11/2020