Abstract
After having situated Cyprus, the legal framework of the right to social security is examined. The relevant constitutional provisions are mentioned, after which an overview of the social security legislation and structure is provided. Attention is also paid to the enforcement of constitutional and statutory rights. In a next part of the chapter, general data on the population and its composition are followed by a description of the personal scope of the social insurance and social assistance schemes. The administration of social security is dealt with as well as the topic of the coordination of the national social security schemes with foreign social security provisions.
Apart from the general comparative sources, Country Profiles (2020) and World Factbook (2020), we consulted for Cyprus especially: Amitsis (2020); See also: www.mlsi.gov.cy and www.mof.fov.cy.
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The United Kingdom retained two Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus: the base of Akrotiri and the base of Dhekelia.
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In principle, the constitutional provisions establishing a presidential regime (with a Greek-Cypriot president and a Turkish-Cypriot vice-president), as well as all those provisions ensuring the bi-communal character of the state and the separation of powers are not open for revision. The constitution is to be amended by at least 2/3 of the representatives of each community. However, on the basis of the law of necessity, constitutional amendments were adopted by the Greek Cypriot representatives only, as the Turkish-Cypriots withdrew from Parliament (and Government).
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Amitsis (2015), p. 55.
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This benefit introduced after the Turkish invasion of 1974, covers the wives and children of men declared missing after the invasion.
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See Retirement Benefits of State Employees and of Employees of the Broader Public Sector Law No. 113/2011 and Law N°216/2012.
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Information on the General Health System can be found on https://www.gesy.org.cy/launchpad.html.
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Amitsis (2015), pp. 103–104.
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Amitsis (2015), p. 36.
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See further under ‘additional relevant information’.
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Previously The Supreme Court was competent in first instance to deal with appeals against administrative decisions, including those concerning social security.
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Also called General Social Insurance Scheme or GSIS; we prefer to speak of the Social Insurance System, as ‘scheme’ suggests an arrangement dealing with a single social risk.
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Including citizens of the UK and possibly also citizens of the European Economic Area.
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International Labour Office, Public Finance, Actuarial and Statistics Services Branch (SOC/PFACTS), Social Protection Department, Cyprus: report to the Government: actuarial valuation of the General Social Insurance Scheme as of 31, December 2014, Geneva: ILO, 2017, p. xi.
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There is still also a bilateral treaty with the United Kingdom dating back to 1957.
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See the official Website of the Republic of Cyprus, Social Insurance Services, Bilateral Agreements: http://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/sid/sidv2.nsf/page92_en/page92_en?OpenDocument.
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Theodorou et al. (2012), pp. 1–128, here p. 33.
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Amitsis (2015), p. 104.
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Pieters, D. (2021). Cyprus. In: Social Security Law in Small Jurisdictions. The World of Small States, vol 8. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78247-4_6
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