Auditor-general boards bus wearing wig
Auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou boarded a bus wearing a wig, with photographs of his escapade having been leaked into the public domain on Tuesday.
Later in the day, audit office spokeswoman ...
Minister sees hope for salvaging delayed Vasiliko LNG project
Energy Minister George Papanastasiou on Monday sounded cautiously optimistic on the prospects of the least-worst scenario materialising in relation to the stalled LNG project at Vasiliko.
Speaking to news outlet ...
Lack of control over LNG project ‘worries us’
Opposition MPs on Monday kept up the pressure on the government over the LNG import debacle, calling on authorities to commence investigations into the matter.
They seemed prompted by remarks ...
Parliament passes Audit Office reform with term limits
The House plenum on Thursday enacted the reform of the Audit Office, which bolsters the financial autonomy of the agency, tightens up the qualifications of persons appointed to the post ...
Cabinet due to approve audit office reforms
The cabinet is due to approve reform of the state audit office following extensive dialogue, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday.
Speaking after receiving the annual report of the audit ...
Audit office set to prioritise identifying tender irregularities
Identifying irregularities in tender bidding will be a primary focus for the audit office over the next few years, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Friday during a House finance committee ...
New auditor-general ‘to make his own mark’
Fresh ideas will be incorporated into the operation of the Audit Office, without dismissing good practices already in place, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Tuesday.
He added that there would ...
Papaconstantinou pledges framework to deal with disagreements with legal service
Auditor-General Andreas Papaconstantinou on Sunday pledged to create a framework to manage disagreements between the audit office and the legal service.
Speaking to newspaper Kathimerini, he said he had been ...
Parties give cautious welcome to new auditor-general
Political parties on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of new Auditor-General Andreas Papaconstantinou’s although they warned about the circumstances he would have to work under.
After a tumultuous couple of ...