Accountability must be demonstrated through actions not words, President Nikos Christodoulides pledged on Tuesday afternoon as he headed a cabinet session aimed at following up on the 2024 state action plan.

Addressing ministers, he said on January 29 they had announced a series of 88 ‘action plans’ which are measures the government wants to implement.

Tuesday marked the third meeting dedicated to discussing progress of these measures.

“I want to see which ones have been completed, which ones are close to finishing up, and which ones have divergences, so we can make decisions today,” Christodoulides said.

He added that the government had promised accountability with this new scheme of an annual presentation for the government’s plan.

“We braved our own exposure by saying at the beginning of the year what we would do. As such, Cypriot people can see at the end of the year if we did all that we promised.”

For the action plans that require legal regulation and have to head to parliament, cabinet must be briefed and reach out to the House for information on whether they have been discussed or not, he added.

The same must be done for the legal service, so cabinet is aware if the bills are being assessed, Christodoulides specified.

After the cabinet session, undersecretary to the president Irene Piki told reporters 67 per cent of measures are progressing. Specifically, 26 of the action plans have been completed and 33 are in line with their timeframe.

As for the rest, discussions unfolded on how to get them back on track, she specified.

A number of other action plans which came up during the year but were not included in the initial 2024 government plan were also discussed, according to Piki.

She said Christodoulides will present an assessment of the government’s work for this hear in March 2025, marking two years in power.

In January next year, he will also announce the plan for 2025.

Piki added the last discussion over action plans took place on April 29 and one more is slated for autumn.

“The goal is to have one every two to three months and have an open discussion over the matters concerning every ministry.”