Nobel prize winner calls for end to party influence at launch of new movement
The way forward for Cyprus is an economic reform programme completely independent of party influence, Sir Christopher Pissarides said on Monday at the official launch...
Home » corruption
corruption
Perceived corruption levels on the rise
Cyprus has seen a spike in perceived corruption levels, a study conducted by the World Bank shows. Data reveals that from 2013 the country’s level...
Police officer arrested on suspicion of corruption
Police said Wednesday they have arrested one of their own on suspicion of corruption. In a statement, the force said the 41-year-old officer was arrested...
‘Protest tents’ raised opposite palace over corruption
Tents have been raised opposite the presidential palace by a protest group demonstrating against “injustice, corruption, and dictatorship”, with the group stating that they will...
AG lets loose on corrupt system, apathy of citizenry
Attorney-general Costas Clerides on Tuesday slammed the fact no political responsibility was taken anyone as a result of the findings of independents such as the...
Two-faced politicians told me to go easy on bankers after 2013 crisis says attorney-general
Certain political actors tried to lean on the attorney-general to ‘go easy’ on bankers facing criminal charges, while at the same time they were grandstanding...
US says Cyprus making progress in fight over illegal financial activity
Τhe US House financial services committee has said cooperation and coordination with Cypriot authorities in fighting illicit financial activity is beginning to pay off and...
U.S. SEC fines Deutsche Bank $16 mln to settle foreign corruption charges
By Michelle Price WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle charges that it violated U.S....
Irini Charalambidou appointed OSCE parliamentary assembly special representative on corruption matters
Akel MP Irini Charalambidou, head of the island’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has been...
Larnaca municipal secretary jailed for corruption (Updated)
Larnaca municipal secretary, Lefteris Empedocles, 57, was sentenced to five years in prison for corruption on Tuesday in connection with taking money to sort out...
Two acquitted, nine remain on trial in waste corruption case
The Nicosia criminal court on Monday acquitted two defendants in the waste management corruption trial but found there is a case against a number of...
Our View: Elite resist push for transparency at every turn
IN THE END the visit by the representatives of Greco, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption, did not tell us anything we...
Cyprus deficient in applying Greco standards
Cyprus has been deficient in implementing the recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco) regarding transparency within the judiciary, the...
Additional protection for whistleblowers on corruption
An article-by-article discussion was completed on Wednesday on the bill tabled by the finance ministry seeking to provide additional protection measures for those who report...
2018: The promised fight against corruption has become a joke
By George Psyllides At the end of 2014, in a piece just like this one, I asked whether it had been the year when the...
Bills under preparation to protect whistleblowers
The government is preparing additional legislation to control political lobbying and afford better protection to whistleblowers, measures that will boost the drive to fight corruption...
People living in the north see widespread corruption – survey
A vast majority, 89 per cent, of people in the north perceive that bribery and corruption exist there, while 56 per cent think the situation...
Municipal officer facing corruption charges has case to answer
The Larnaca criminal court ruled on Thursday that a Larnaca municipal secretary facing corruption charges has a case to answer. The defendant, Lefteris Empedocles, 57,...
Paphos council removes ‘offensive’ corruption sign
Paphos’ municipal council decided on Monday to remove a sign with mayors’ names after certain political parties objected to the fact that two were accompanied...
‘Measures needed to stamp out corruption across civil service’
In the wake of the arrests of three officers in connection with people trafficking, police chief Zaharias Chrysostomou said Tuesday it was the first time...
