Audit office defends its position on LNG debacle, says it had major doubts
The audit office on Sunday hit back at reports that it was somehow culpable in the growing concern over delays to the construction of the LNG terminal in Vasiliko.
The ...
Audit office exposes Gesy gravy train, one doctor paid €870,742 (Update 1)
A scathing report by the auditor-general has alleged illegalities within Cyprus’ health care system, while identifying 11 Gesy doctors who each earned over €500,000 in 2020 – with one topping the charts at a ...
Audit Office says move to absorb port fee hikes needs EU approval
The Audit Office on Thursday warned that any state waiver to offset the looming rise in port fees in Limassol would require the approval of the European Commission first.
“In ...
Nicosia municipality could be asked to return EU money if avenue opens to cars
The audit service said Wednesday that allowing cars in Nicosia’s revamped Makarios Avenue would violate the plans for which the government received funding, resulting in the money having to ...
Army reservists under scrutiny by audit office
Just three out of 168 politically exposed persons who did not report for compulsory military reservist duty failed to report once again after being identified by the audit service, whose report ...
Michaelides: Given perception of corruption, watchdogs should be supported, not undermined
Citing Cyprus’ slide in World Bank metrics on the public’s perception on control of corruption, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides told MPs on Friday that watchdog bodies such as his should ...
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.
In a special report published ...
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 outright refuse to do so, ...
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 of bullying but offered no ...
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, unlawful interventions on the coast, ...
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 health professionals not registered to ...
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 a report released by ...
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 Zacharias Koulias to warn of ...
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 citizenship-by-investment programme, accusing the panel of ...
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 up for work for about ...
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 final report – to the European Commission.
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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 on a statement by the ...
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.
A total of 3,491,000 rapid ...
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, as it listed mistakes ...
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 had been passed by parliament.
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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 single beneficiary had allegedly bypassed ...
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 made to ensure production company ...
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.
In a special report on the ...
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 that succeeded the former co-op ...