Former advisors take president to court
Two of four advisors to the president and ministers who were dismissed due to a change in the law are taking the matter to court, it was reported on Sunday, ...
Ex-advisers seek permanent roles after Anastasiades’ precedent
Former president Nicos Anastasiades’ decision to make four contract advisers permanent civil service employees has set a precedent that more former advisers are seeking to benefit from, it emerged on ...
Former supreme court judge appointed as ethics adviser to president
Former supreme court judge George Arestis was on Thursday appointed as Special Adviser to the government on matters of ethics, the presidency announced.
President Nikos Christodoulides finalised the appointment which ...
Our View: New law simply limits nepotism to graduates
The president and his ministers no longer will be able to hire as advisors or associates people who do not possess a university degree recognised by the state. A law, ...
New law regulates government advisors’ employment
After much haggling, the House plenum on Thursday passed a law regulating the employment of advisors or associates to the president, ministers and deputy ministers.
The legislation provides for members ...
Government advisors must not outstay their welcome, House ethics committee hears
Government advisors should not remain in public service after the end of their superiors’ terms, the House ethics committee agreed on Wednesday.
It was also decided that the discussion, tabled ...
House scrambles to regulate government advisors
A bill aiming to regulate the contentious issue of government advisors was discussed at the House institutions committee on Wednesday.
After weeks of ridicule over questionable appointments for ministerial advisors, ...
President appoints two new advisors
President Nikos Christodoulides appointed two unpaid advisors on Thursday – one specialised in economics and the other in crisis management and civil protection.
The two advisors are Christodoulos Patsalidis and George ...
Coronavirus: Booster dose offered to over-12s, minor tweaks to relaxations
By Gina Agapiou and Nick Theodoulou
The administration of a Covid-19 booster dose has been recommended for children aged 12 and over, while a fourth dose has been advised for certain ...
Coronavirus: Government advisor says team ready to look at other points of view
The health ministry’s epidemiological team is open to criticism about the handling of the pandemic, one of its members said on Tuesday, after a group of professionals questioned the ...
Coronavirus: Government advisor part of €12m grant for Covid vaccine research
In her capacity as an academic, a member of the government’s coronavirus advisory team has received a grant from the EU on Covid vaccine research for her university department.
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