‘Speedy trials and strict penalties will curb corruption in sports’
Speedy trials and strict penalties for cases of corruption in sports are needed as deterrents, according to deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides. His comments came at...
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Corrupt values lead to destruction of nature
The state of the wilderness of a country, is a reflection of its citizens’ moral compass By Constantinos Antoniou An alternative and rather more targeted...
New law ‘important step towards combatting corruption’ says presidency (updated)
The government on Friday welcomed the passing of a law establishing an anti-corruption authority, saying the effort to combat the phenomenon on all levels “must...
Cyprus falls on Corruption Perceptions Index
Cyprus has slipped further in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by Transparency International, a development which a local NGO called concerning. In 2021, the...
Inadequate institutional quality damaging Cyprus economy
Government inefficiency, corruption and bad policies based on ignoring the huge amount of debt will come back to bite us By Les Manison Research...
Parties dispute success of fight against corruption
Justice Minister Stephie Dracou on Thursday pointed to progress in parliament on draft anti-corruption bills to argue that slogans were turning into action. She was...
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...
Environmental movement back Akel’s anti-corruption protest
The Cyprus Environmental Movement announced on Thursday it was calling off a protest set for Saturday and urged all those who would have attended to...
The next Pandora Papers exposé is inevitable
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is in the process of working through another mountain of documents showing how the rich and powerful use...
Pandora Papers: Rich and powerful deny wrongdoing after dump of purported secrets
The Czech prime minister, the king of Jordan and the chairman of a well-known Indian conglomerate were among global figures denying wrongdoing on Monday after...
