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Medical students protest outside parliament over university clinics bill (photos)

Medical students from the University of Cyprus protested outside parliament on Thursday, demanding two changes to a bill that...
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Cyprus parliament preparing digital rights declaration

A declaration on digital rights before parliament’s Human Rights Committee would give citizens the right to challenge decisions made...
Politics

Deep crisis grips DISY as leadership struggles to contain internal turmoil

The situation within the Democratic Rally (DISY) is growing increasingly explosive. The countdown to the internal party process officially...
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Fines for unregistered dogs lasted a month, minister says

A law that allowed fines for owning a dog that was not microchipped and registered stayed in force for...
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Audit Office plans AI tool to speed up audits

The Audit Office will use artificial intelligence to speed up its work and give auditors more time for on-site...
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GHS providers who break the rules could be publicly named under new bill

Patients could soon see which General Healthcare System (GHS) providers have been convicted of offences or sanctioned for breaking...
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Media freedom bill faces fierce opposition over source secrecy fears

A bill implementing the European Union’s Media Freedom Act met strong opposition from MPs, journalists and publishers in parliament...
Economy

Officials to declare assets every 30 months under new bill

The president, ministers, MPs and other state officials in Cyprus would have to declare their assets every 30 months,...
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Revised university clinics bill fails to win over critics

The Health Ministry presented an amended bill on university clinics to parliament’s health committee on, but universities, doctors and...
Economy

Cyprus collects €50 million from multinational tax law Brussels wants changed

Cyprus has collected €50 million from multinational groups for the 2024 tax year under a minimum tax law that...
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Patients treated abroad wait for advances as ministry cites workload

Health Ministry officials told parliament’s Labour Committee on Tuesday that implementing a government decision to pay patients an advance...
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Who was driving? No answer in 41,114 rental car offences

Only 3,428 of the 68,173 traffic camera offences recorded for rental cars in Cyprus have been paid, and in...
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Justice minister says phone-tapping bill will return to parliament

Justice Minister Costas Fytiris said on Monday that legislation allowing phone tapping would return to parliament, telling the House...
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