Millions of euros in fines remain unpaid
The state is owed tens of millions in unexecuted fine warrants, a result of poor record-keeping and below-par IT systems, the Audit Office has found....
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Audit boss bemoans time it takes state services to respond to his queries
Ministries, government departments, and local authorities could take years to respond to the audit service if they do at all, while in some cases they...
Paralimni mayor hits back at audit office ‘bullying’ (updated)
The audit service said Friday the damning findings of an audit into Paralimni municipality could involve criminal offences, as the mayor accused Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides...
Audit office finds litany of irregularities at Paralimni Municipality
An audit of Paralimni Municipality has revealed a litany of irregularities and failures, including not keeping track of construction work within its jurisdiction, wasted money,...
Audit office disputes HIO claims over Gesy beneficiaries
The audit office on Thursday disputed claims by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), which runs national health scheme Gesy, that said it does not allow...
Audit office highlights inadequacies in insurance company control
Weaknesses and inadequacies in the way the Insurance Companies Control Service, the finance ministry’s supervisory authority for insurance firms, performed its duties, were highlighted in...
Audit chief sounds alarm over Okypy deficits
Auditor general Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday once again sounded the alarm over deficits of the state health services organisation (Okypy), prompting House watchdog committee president...
Audit service denies failing to carry out passport probe
The audit service on Wednesday vehemently rejected suggestions by an inquiry that it had not done its job properly in 2016 as regards the controversial...
Audit office flags dodgy financial practices at foreign ministry
The Audit Office has flagged a series of dodgy financial practices at the foreign ministry, among others homing in on one particular employee who showed...
New twist as Audit Office plans to report passport probe team to the EU
In a further twist to the ‘golden passports’ affair, the Audit Office now plans to report the committee of inquiry – which just delivered its...
Govt ‘respects’ work of audit office, they should reciprocate, president says
The government does support the auditor-general but he ought to respect the work of other institutions, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday. He was commenting...
Coronavirus: audit office praises state’s procurement of rapid tests
The audit office has researched the government’s procurement of rapid tests and said it generally did a good job, considering the urgency of the situation....
Audit office finds shortcomings in health ministry’s payment procedures
The health ministry’s has serious shortcomings in its payment and audit procedures, which leads to waste of taxpayer money, an audit service report said Tuesday,...
Audit office doubles down on probing naturalisations
The audit office on Friday said it would further investigate the naturalisation of foreign investors approved by the cabinet after last August when stricter regulations...
Olaf probe possible agrotourism scam after report from audit office
The auditor general has referred a case of possible abuse of an EU-sponsored programme to the EU anti-fraud office Olaf following a complaint that a...
Benefits from film incentive scheme not proportional to payout, audit office says
The audit service has recommended reviewing certain key provisions of the film industry promotion scheme and ensuring all checks were carried out before payments were...
Audit office says Cyprus Symphony Orchestra totally unregulated
The Cyprus Symphony Orchestra (CySO) is essentially operating unregulated despite being almost 100 per cent funded by the state, the Audit Office said on Tuesday....
PEPs had substantial loan amounts written off (Updated)
Politically exposed persons (PEP) had substantial loan amounts written off or swapped debt for assets of lower value, among others, an audit into the entity...
Our View: Audit office is being petty about Napa land deal
In his report about the deputy ministry for tourism, auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides pointed out that the government had not followed the correct procedures for the...
Audit office raises questions of president’s link to marina investors
The audit office has raised questions over passports granted to investors involved in the Ayia MNapa marina, linking circumstance surrounding the investment to the president’s...