Papadopoulos rejects paper’s passport claim
Diko chairman Nicolas Papadopoulos suggested Wednesday that an intimidation campaign was afoot after a newspaper reported that the law firm bearing his father’s name had...
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Diko leader’s slurs over passports is ‘pot calling the kettle black’, says Petrides
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said Friday Diko chairman Nicolas Papadopoulos knew well the citizenship by investment regulations he was accusing the government of flouting because...
Mixed verdict from political parties on EU decision (Update 2)
Political parties gave a mixed verdict to the EU’s decision not to impose sanctions on Turkey, with Opposition parties speaking of failure by the government...
Diko loses another 30 members
Centre-right Diko party saw another mass exodus from its ranks on Monday after another 30 people announced their resignation. In a joint statement, they said...
Our View: Papadopoulos needs to accept responsibility for mess Diko is in
In complaining about the latest defections from Diko, party leader Nicholas Papadopoulos was unintentionally advertising his poor leadership qualities, exemplified by his refusal to take...
Three Diko MPs, officials quit the party (Updated)
Three MPs, and two senior officials from centre-right Diko announced on Tuesday they were resigning from the party for political reasons and forming their own...
A grab for power can be the only rationale for unlikely Akel-Diko alliance
By George Koumoullis A CHAIN of events has sparked rumours that Diko and Akel have agreed to cooperate in both the parliamentary and presidential elections....
Our View: Opposition parties have been childish over a bill that was vital to the economy
Everyone has had their say about the fiasco of the bill on state guaranteed bank loans that the government withdrew from the legislature on Tuesday,...
Our View: Political parties can’t act responsibly even in times of crisis
In the end, the government was left with no choice but to withdraw its bill on state guarantees on bank loans because it had been...
Neophytou accuses opposition of making a mess of business support scheme
Ruling Disy party leader Averof Neophytou accused the opposition on Tuesday of making a mess out of a government scheme for state-backed borrowing to support...
Pushback against House speaker’s opposition to auditing parliament
Opposition Diko said Wednesday it opposed efforts by House President Demetris Syllouris to stop audit service scrutiny by citing the legislature’s financial autonomy. The matter...
Diko goes green, lambasting government’s environmental policies
Centre-right Diko on Monday announced it had formally defined its political positions on sustainable development and the environment, following a lengthy dialogue with civil society,...
Wide ranging meeting between president and Diko leader
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday met Diko leader Nicolas Papadopoulos, discussing various issues from the Cyprus problem to corruption in football. Speaking after the meeting,...
Opposition pounces on president over use of private jet
The government on Monday defended President Nicos Anastasiades’ actions over the use of private jets for his travels, including a family trip to the Seychelles,...
Opposition in uproar over limited scope of government committee on naturalisations (Updated)
The controversy over the citizenship-by-investment scheme was reignited on Monday, after spokesman Prodromos Prodromou clarified that the three-member committee to be appointed to check the...
Back to the drawing board for Disy in choice for Famagusta mayor
Disy’s pick for candidate as Famagusta mayor, Ambassador Pavlos Anastasiades has said he has withdrawn his name from the race. The party announced on Friday...
Disy chooses candidate for Famagusta mayor
Disy decided on Friday that their candidate for Famagusta mayor would be Ambassador Pavlos Anastasiades, a statement from the party said, while main opposition Akel...
Cypriots hold negative view of UK, UN, positive on EU, Russia and US
The majority of Cypriots feel Greece is the country with the most positive role in settlement talks while the UN comes second from last, according...
Diko proposes calling on EU to subsidise flights to Cyprus
Diko said Tuesday it would try and secure EU funds to subsidise airfares by 20 per cent for Cypriots travelling to and from the island...
Tales from the coffeeshop: Dynamiting the climate for talks
HAVING escaped arrest for his illegal visit to the pseudo state, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had the nerve to give a news conference alongside...
