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In his first tell-all interview since his dismissal, former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides alleged on Saturday he was ousted because he could not be silenced. The ‘deep state’ wanted him out ...

Diko MP Zacharias Koulias did not cause a crisis when he announced he was going to appoint a new auditor-general himself, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday. “There was no ...

Diko deputy Zacharias Koulias has never been a politician that could be taken seriously. His mouth has always worked faster than his brain, something that made him eminently quotable and ...

Economist Stelios Platis was the forerunner for Cyprus’ new auditor-general that Diko MP Zacharias Koulias had planned to appoint this week, when he would have free rein as acting President ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will take decisions to appoint a new auditor-general in the next few days, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Thursday. Odysseas Michaelides, who held the post for 10 ...

The big decision over the fate of Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ job is expected to be announced today at the Supreme Constitutional Court. Inevitably a high-stakes case, the hearing is ...

A public discussion will be inevitable after the Supreme Constitutional Court issues its decision on Wednesday over Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides’ future in his role, lawyer Achilles Emilianides said on ...

The Green party on Sunday said it had written to Auditor General Odysseas Michealides to investigate a property accused of breaching environmental regulations. This is because the private residence is ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides’ cross-examination at the Supreme Constitutional Court was adjourned on Wednesday to July 16. The hearing was postponed for “reasons outside beyond the control of the Council”. Last Thursday, ...

There are ‘weaknesses and mistakes’ in the finance ministry over the way it handles payments and grants, the audit office said in a report on Tuesday. According to the findings ...

The biggest problem plaguing the legal service has been the attacks from the Audit Office, Attorney-General George Savvides told the Supreme Constitutional Court on Friday, on his third and last ...

The cross examination of attorney-general Giorgos Savvides continues on Thursday before the Supreme Constitutional Court, which is hearing the case calling for auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ dismissal on the grounds of ...

Irrespective of the outcome of the case brought against the auditor-general for inappropriate conduct, the government and the political parties should seriously consider ending the permanence of appointments to certain ...

Bearing placards expressing support to Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides, hundreds of people protested outside the legal service on Sunday. They then marched to the presidential palace, where they called on ...

President Nikos Christodoulides had attempted to make “firefighting moves” to prevent a case being filed for the removal of Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides, he said on Tuesday. Speaking after a cabinet ...

THE DISCIPLES of Odysseas, the first ever auditor-general in the world with a big cult following, were devastated by the news that the attorney-general filed a case at the supreme ...

Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides said on Saturday he will file an objection to a case brought to the Supreme Constitutional Court to have him removed from his role. He said he ...

The Internal Audit Service chief Anna Zavou-Christoforou said on Wednesday she had “no other choice” but to report auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides for “inappropriate behaviour”. Her statements on the state broadcaster ...

The audit office on Tuesday said it was ready to deal with any steps aimed at removing Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides from his post. “If they want to proceed today, ...

The government “does not wish to solve the problem” of multiple pensions being paid to government officials, the audit service said on Wednesday. In an eight-point statement on the matter, ...

Last year authorities collected €700 million in taxes more than they did in 2022, the Tax Department said on Thursday, while conceding there was room for improvement. Tax Commissioner Sotiris Markidis told ...

The House audit committee will discuss the issues between the government and Kition Ocean Holdings, who are managing the revamp of the Larnaca port and marina, which has stalled over ...

A whopping €2.5 billion in taxes is owed to the state, of which €1.1 billion are deemed doubtful as to whether it can be collected, a report released Thursday found. The findings ...

MPs called for more transparency over the social support fund managed by the First Lady during Wednesday’s House ethics committee. The bill was tabled by Disy MPs Nikos Georgiou ...