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Cypriots see bigger rise in corruption than EU counterparts – Transparency report

Jean ChristouJune 16, 2021June 16, 2021

By Jean ChristouJune 16, 2021June 16, 202102128

Cyprus was the EU top country whose citizens believe corruption has increased over the past year according to Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer. On the...

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New MPs pledge to work for transparency and the public interest

Gina AgapiouJune 10, 2021June 10, 2021

By Gina AgapiouJune 10, 2021June 10, 20210766

Twenty incoming MPs who will be sworn in on Thursday said they hope the new parliament will not just serve the interests of individuals and...

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Election with a lack of issues

Elias HazouMay 23, 2021May 22, 2021

By Elias HazouMay 23, 2021May 22, 20210909

In one week parliamentary elections will take place but there has been a lack of vision although the word change has been bandied around, few...

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Our View: No chance of new parliament taking action on corruption

CM: Our ViewMay 23, 2021May 23, 2021

By CM: Our ViewMay 23, 2021May 23, 202101217

In a presidential system, parliament is not directly involved in government as it is in a parliamentary democracy, but it can make life very difficult...

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Corruption, gender violence, discrimination the focus of US human rights report

Jean ChristouMarch 31, 2021March 31, 2021

By Jean ChristouMarch 31, 2021March 31, 20210932

Cyprus has been cited in the latest US State Department Human Rights Report for lapses on certain human rights issues including “serious acts of corruption”...

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Poll shows corruption biggest problem for people in Cyprus

George PsyllidesMarch 26, 2021

By George PsyllidesMarch 26, 202102611

Cypriots consider corruption as the biggest problem currently faced by the country with the coronavirus pandemic a close second, according to a survey published by...

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Authors of anti-corruption White Paper urge MPs to adopt proposals

Staff ReporterFebruary 24, 2021

By Staff ReporterFebruary 24, 20210459

Cyprus’ legislation on asset statements by politically exposed persons (PEP) is a ruin which has not been restored, experts who have drafted a White Paper...

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Spokesman says govt done a lot to fight corruption, everyone has right to protest

Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 22, 2021

By Jonathan ShkurkoFebruary 22, 20210977

Responding to widespread accusations of state corruption, government spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said on Monday that corruption is something that all governments around the world must...

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Striking out corruption is becoming a universal demand

Christos PanayiotidesFebruary 21, 2021February 21, 2021

By Christos PanayiotidesFebruary 21, 2021February 21, 202101169

So have your say on the Panayiotides-Syrimis-Pissarides White Paper to fight corruption The events which led to the resignation of the previous House of...

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Anti corruption demo passes off peacefully in Nicosia (update 2, photos, video)

George PsyllidesFebruary 20, 2021February 20, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 20, 2021February 20, 202105572

Several thousand people marched in Nicosia on Saturday in a protest against state corruption and pandemic restrictions that ended peacefully, unlike a similar event last...

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Cyprus protest draws international scrutiny (Updated)

Nick TheodoulouFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 2021

By Nick TheodoulouFebruary 17, 2021February 18, 202105047

The fallout from Saturday’s protest – with footage of police violence shocking many observers – has engulfed the local political landscape but has also drawn...

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Calls for minister’s resignation over police’s use of force at demo (Update 2)

George PsyllidesFebruary 15, 2021February 16, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 15, 2021February 16, 202104594

Opposition parties called for the justice minister’s resignation on Monday following accusations that police had unnecessarily cracked down on demonstrators using excessive force and injuring...

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Our View: More red tape will not diminish corruption

CM: Our ViewFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 2021

By CM: Our ViewFebruary 12, 2021February 12, 20210693

A couple of days ago, President Anastasiades met with the members of the internal audit council, which comprises of three ministers, the state treasurer, a...

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Outgoing sports watchdog chairman blamed for failure to clean up sports

George PsyllidesFebruary 10, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 10, 20210430

Tempers flared at the House ethics committee after members of a defunct watchdog set up to clean the island’s sports, mainly football, blamed its outgoing...

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No will to tackle match fixing says watchdog chief

George PsyllidesFebruary 8, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 8, 20210532

The chairman of the sports ethics committee said on Monday he did not believe politicians and club officials were serious about tackling corruption in football,...

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Current law on PEP’s asset statements is ‘useless’, experts say

George PsyllidesFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021

By George PsyllidesFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 202101069

Current legislation on asset statements filed by politically exposed persons (PEPs) should be completely replaced as it is useless, an expert study said, suggesting that...

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Our View: Grandiose corruption plans but can they be implemented?

CM: Our ViewJanuary 31, 2021January 31, 2021

By CM: Our ViewJanuary 31, 2021January 31, 202101517

Concluding Thursday night’s televised address, President Anastasiades described the measures to combat corruption, which were to be announced the following day, as “the biggest mission...

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Parties say Anastasiades desperately trying to shift blame

Staff ReporterJanuary 29, 2021

By Staff ReporterJanuary 29, 202102813

Opposition parties went on the counterattack on Friday, saying President Nicos Anastasiades’ claims that he was a victim of a smear attack over Cyprus’ now...

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President says passports furore was weaponised against him personally

Elias HazouJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

By Elias HazouJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 202103475

President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday attributed the tanking of the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme to a few bad actors, saying that whereas the programme did suffer...

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New EU fraud body says disputed data on Cyprus came from member states

George PsyllidesJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

By George PsyllidesJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 202104526

After saying 10 per cent of the estimated 3,000 fraud investigations it would be dealing with each year would involve Cyprus, the European Public Prosecutor’s...