In the Cypriot space, have social media influencers come into their own, setting the agenda for political discourse? Yes and no, say experts we spoke to. But there’s no ...
Independent MEP Fidias Panayiotou has announced on Friday that he will run in the upcoming national parliamentary elections with his party, the recently renamed Direct Democracy of Cyprus.
Appearing on ...
MEP Fidias Panayiotou has been compelled to rename his political party after the elections service rejected its original title, ruling that the term “Direct Democracy” could not be registered on ...
Information on Monday appeared to refute assertions by MEP Fidias Panayiotou that he uses a property in Limassol – mostly paid for with European Parliament funds – as office space.
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Every apology by MEP Fidias Panayiotou “insults decades of struggle” and “institutionally insults the office of MEP,” disabilities union Kysoa said in a statement on Monday.
The criticism follows Panayiotou’...
A formal complaint against Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou over derogatory remarks referring to those with intellectual disabilities has reached the European Parliament and is now under further examination.
The complaint ...
Social media influencer and MEP Fidias Panayiotou on Tuesday apologised for calling paralympic athletes “loonies”, though he did at the same time suggest that there may have been political motivations ...
The use of the term ‘loonies’ to describe people with mental disabilities is a “rotten perception” and it was unthinkable that an MEP would do so, president of the Cyprus ...
Cyprus’ Paralympic Committee on Sunday reacted with fury after member of the European Parliament and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou labelled Paralympians with intellectual disabilities as “loonies” during a podcast ...
Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou has responded to a complaint under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, posting a video on social media platform TikTok on Wednesday.
The complaint ...
Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou is under investigation on suspicion of embezzling EU funds, reports said on Tuesday, although the MEP himself said he is unaware of any such probe.
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Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, proposed on Saturday that Cyprus MEP Fidias Panayiotou should become president of the European Union.
The suggestion came shortly after a ...
Elam, former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides’ Alma, and social media influencer Fidias Panayiotou’s Direct Democracy party look set to be the big winners at May’s parliamentary election, according to ...
Cyprus’ political parties on Saturday expressed fury after a guest on a podcast hosted by member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou, expressed doubt over the commonly accepted version of ...
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou that he is not Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “puppet” during an interview spanning over an ...
Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou was eviscerated in an interview over the matter of the ongoing war in Ukraine by British journalist Caolan Robertson.
Robertson, who lives ...
The European parliament on Friday distanced itself from Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou’s visit to Moscow last week, saying that he and others who travelled to the Russian capital “did ...
Member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Wednesday announced that he is to visit Russia “in a few days”.
He made the announcement during a European parliament debate titled “...
British far-right politician Nigel Farage on Friday said Cyprus is “prepared to sell” its freedom by virtue of being a European Union member state.
Speaking on Cypriot member of the ...
Member of the European Parliament Fidias Panayiotou on Monday called for a protest at Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square against the government’s ban of mobile phones from schools.
He said ...
While most of the 720 people who were elected as members of the European parliament a little over 100 days ago have kept their heads well below the parapet since, Fidias Panayiotou ...
Cypriot MEP Fidias Panayiotou submitted a parliamentary question to the European Commission regarding the rule of law in Cyprus and the dismissal of the auditor-general, according to a post on ...
Theodosis Pipis’ article ‘After series of blunders, Fidias Phenomenon is rapidly turning sour’, (Sunday Mail, July 28) made me angry. For someone working at the European parliament his perspective was somewhat ...
House Speaker and Disy Party leader Annita Demetriou is the most popular MP, regardless of party affiliation, according to a survey released on Friday. She is followed by opposition Akel ...