Akel asks AG to check if Golden Dawn committed any crimes in Cyprus
Akel on Thursday asked Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides to investigate whether Greece’s neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn had committed any crimes in Cyprus after a Greek court...
Andros Kyprianou
‘Citizenships should be judged by laws in force at the time’ (updated)
Each naturalisation ought to be judged based on the legal framework in place when it was granted, Government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said on Saturday. He...
‘Changes to audit service not needed, disallowed by Constitution’ (update 2)
Any changes to the way the Audit Service is run as suggested by Akel are not only not needed but could take the service in...
Draft code of ethics for MPs ‘too lengthy to discuss’ Akel says
A DRAFT ethics code for members of parliament will be discussed by the ethics committee, House president Demetris Syllouris said on Friday, as he rejected...
Kyprianou insists Anastasiades discussed dividing up island’s EEZ
Last Thursday’s TV clash between Disy leader Averof Neophytou and Akel general-secretary Andros Kyprianou, has triggered a new ongoing confrontation between President Nicos Anastasiades and...
Disy and Akel leaders clash on PEPs, Cyprob in TV debate
Ruling Disy and Akel clashed on Thursday about the non-performing loans held by politically exposed persons (PEP) during a televised political debate. Akel leader Andros...
Akel appeal to put environment above profit
Under the slogan Environment Above Profit, Akel will plant 1,500 trees in 23 different communities in Larnaca on Saturday, the occasion of its 23rd Pancyprian...
Party leaders continue to bicker over need for local reforms
MAIN opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou accused his ruling Disy counterpart of lying on Monday, after Averof Neophytou suggested Kyprianou was trying to scupper local...
Kyprianou says ‘honest compromise’ the only way for Cyprus to have a future
The only way for Cyprus to have a future is through an honest compromise envisaged by the agreed framework for a solution, opposition Akel leader...
Akel leader blasts Anastasiades government as incompetent, dangerous
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou telegraphed on Tuesday he may vie for the top party job again next year, while slamming the government for its ‘dismal’...
Akel calls for arrests over spy van
President Nicos Anastasiades has asked to meet later this week with the leader of the main opposition party to discuss the issue of the ‘spy...
‘Cyprus will not be saved by passports’ (updated)
Today we are here to reassure that Akel speaks for the majority of people in Cyprus when we insist on fighting for justice on the...
Akel cancels meeting with president after comment that party supports Turkey
Main opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Monday cancelled a scheduled meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades on economic reforms after the party said the palace...
A new failure in the talks is not an option says Akel
Main opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou warned on Thursday that the Greek Cypriot side must be ready for comprehensive negotiations in the event of a...
Akel: president should make counter-proposal to Akinci on gas
Main opposition Akel said on Saturday the Greek Cypriot side should come up with a counter-proposal to Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci’s suggestion on hydrocarbons,...
Limassol cathedral not halted, just delayed, Russian embassy says
THE Russian embassy in Cyprus on Friday did not wish to go into detail over a story that has emerged this week concerning the fate...
Books of condolence opened for Demetris Christofias (Updated)
Akel on Monday opened a book of condolences at the party’s head offices in all districts to mark the passing of former party leader, former...
Kizilyurek says his election is an opportunity for two sides to work together
Turkish Cypriot MEP-elect Niyazi Kizilyurek said Thursday he was a candidate in last Sunday’s elections as a European citizen living on the island and not...
Kyprianou calls on Anastasiades not become ‘the president of division’
Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday urged President Nicos Anastasiades not to go down in history as the “president of division”. Kyprianou made the comment...
President’s call for unity is a joke, Kyprianou says
Opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou said on Tuesday President Nicos Anastasiades’ appeal the previous day for unity on the domestic front was a joke. “The...
