Government criticises parliament on decision to scrap social support agency

Government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Friday described parliament’s decision to abolish the social support body as “regrettable”.

The House voted to dismantle the body, which provided financial assistance to disadvantaged students, transferring its operations and assets to the state scholarships foundation.

The move came after MPs rejected two government bills proposing alternative arrangements for its oversight and management.

Letymbiotis attributed the outcome to “petty political expediencies”...