Cyprus
House of Representatives
Openness and transparency
Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.
Parliamentary documents
The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance.
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance.
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site.
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website.
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site
No
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Annual reporting by parliament
Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site
Yes
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget
Access to parliament
Plenary meetings are open to the public
Notes
Constitution, art. 75: the House of Representatives may, if it deems necessary, hold secret sessions on a resolution carried by a three-quarters majority vote of the total number of Representatives.
Committee meetings are open to the public
Notes
Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives: publicity of committee meetings and the handling of confidential documents, 46A: (1) the meetings of the Committees are public, unless the Committee concerned otherwise decides; (2) notwithstanding the paragraph hereinabove, the meetings of the Committees, at the stage of the adoption of a final position and decision, shall always be held in camera.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings
A dedicated channel is one that is mainly about parliament, and is accessible free of charge to the general public. The channel might be owned by Parliament or a public or private company. Dedicated channels may be broadcast by parliament, government, or another broadcaster. They may be carried on television, radio or the Internet (webcasting).
Media used for the dedicated channel
TV
Webcast
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel
Plenary sittings
Freedom of information
There is a freedom of information law in the country
Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests
No
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure
Certain categories of information may be exempt from disclosure
Right of Access to Public Sector Information Law of 2017 (184 (I) / 2017) entered into force on 22 December 2020.
https://www.informationcommissioner.gov.cy/informationcommissioner/informationcommissioner.nsf/EC4E9...$file/%CE%9D.%20184(%CE%99)2017.pdf
Information related to the fields of defence, economy, international relations, ongoing investigative procedures, etc. are considered “non-disclosure information."
https://www.informationcommissioner.gov.cy/informationcommissioner/informationcommissioner.nsf/EC4E9...$file/%CE%9D.%20184(%CE%99)2017.pdf
Information related to the fields of defence, economy, international relations, ongoing investigative procedures, etc. are considered “non-disclosure information."