The European Commission (Commission) published on 24 June 2020, just over two years of its entry into application, the first evaluation report on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

On 05/06/2020, the Parliament adopted the amendment of the Finance Leasing Law of 2016 (72(I)/2016) (the "Law") with 29 votes in favor, 14 against and 2 abstentions. 

On 02/08/2019, the Parliament has passed the Transfer and Mortgage of Property (Amending) (No. 4) Law of 2019 (the “Amending Law of 2019”) with 27 votes in favour of the proposed amendments and 23 against, however, the President of the Republic of Cyprus has referred the Amending Law of 2019 to the Supreme Court in order for the latter to determine its compatibility with the Constitution of Cyprus.

On 8 May, 2020, the Supreme Court of Cyprus delivered its much-awaited judgement in the context of the appeal 68/19 (Appeal), granting leave for the submission of an application for the issuance of a Certiorari, a prerogative writ.

In light of the “emergency situation” related to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Cyprus, the government activated the provisions of an outdated law, with the purpose of providing the Minister of Health with the power to issue decrees, by which he is able to, inter alia, determine the ways and reasons according to which Cypriot citizens may commute.