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...
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Head of co-op inquiry lashes out at ‘lies’ over conflict-of-interest claims
The head of an inquiry into the collapse of the co-op bank accused a newspaper on Wednesday of seeking to cast doubt over his findings...
After partiality claims, top court adopts strict code of conduct
The supreme court announced on Wednesday it has adopted a code of conduct to apply the strictest standards of judicial disqualification or recusal. The move...
Our View: Time for politicians to declare conflict of interest too
Conflict of interest has been the big political issue of the last few weeks, with the judges of the supreme court having become everyone’s target...
Co-op staff in NPL section had bad loans themselves
Some of the staff working for the Cyprus Co-operative Bank’s non-performing loans (NPL) division themselves held delinquent loans with the lender, a former senior manager...
Exam debacle expands to conflict of interest allegations
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that the findings of the probe into the blunder that led to last week’s cancellation of exams for candidates...
House approves bill on ‘conflict of interest’ for state officials
PARLIAMENT on Friday unanimously passed a bill regulating conflict of interest of state officials. The Incompatible Offices Act, which had been submitted by the state,...
Auditor-general concerned over several Cyta deals
By Angelos Anastasiou Evidence of possible instances of conflicts of interest and favouritism in state-owned telecoms company Cyta was identified by auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides, according...
Audit boss accuses Hasikos of blackmail over house permit
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday accused the former interior minister of trying to buy his silence over the latter’s alleged wrongdoing in a conflict...
Little progress in Hasikos conflict of interest investigation
The independent committee for the investigation of state officials’ conflicts of interest, which convened on Monday to look into claims of impropriety against Interior...
Hasikos says no conflict of interest in lease deal with civil aviation
A lease between his company and the civil aviation department was signed before a law was passed on conflict of interests and has not been...
Phedonos accuses AKEL deputy of conflict of interest
Combative Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos on Thursday accused AKEL MP Aristos Damianou of abusing his seat in parliament to favour a Cyprus-based software provider where...
Code of conduct governing conflict of interest of CBC board members reaffirmed
The Central Bank of Cyprus announced that its board members agreed to reaffirm a code of conduct introduced in October 2014, which governs cases of...
Conflict of interest for Larnaca mayor over sewerage bid
By Andria Kades POLICE are investigating a conflict of interest relating to Larnaca mayor Andreas Louroutjiatis who is also chairman of the Larnaca Sewerage Board...
Our View: Regulating conflict of interest won’t be that easy
DURING a television show recently, House Ethics committee chairman Demetris Syllouris in speaking about the complexities of conflicts of interest, expressed doubts as to whether...
Doubts that conflict of interest can be satisfactorily regulated
By Elias Hazou THE HOUSE ethics committee will be distributing to the political parties a memo regarding the incompatibility of functions of public officials, chairman...
Laiki Bank administrator resigns in conflict of interest dispute
LAIKI BANK administrator Andri Antoniadi has resigned after disagreeing with the Resolution Authority over the appointment of a certain law firm to handle the case...
University to take over work on toothless incompatibility bill
By Angelos Anastasiou THE amendment of a toothless bill regulating conflict of interest between public office and private enterprise will be assigned to University of...
Our View: Deputies are always united when it comes to their personal interests
OUR DEPUTIES may be permanently seated on the moral high ground passing judgment on everyone and mouthing sermons about ethical behaviour, but we doubt there...
‘Still more questions than answers’ in Georghadji case
By Angelos Anastasiou Central Bank governor Chrystalla Georghadji, acting on informal legal counsel, was the one who removed a clause relating to conflicts of interest...