France wants Google fines used to cut EU members’ budget contributions
The European Union should use the proceeds of the billions of euros in fines imposed on Google to reduce the contribution of member states to the EU budget, France’s ...
‘Agora’ app fined €6,000 for Fidias’ personal data attitude
Fidias Panayiotou’s Direct Democracy app and online platform ‘Agora’ has been fined €6,000 for personal data breaches, commissioner Maria Christofidou announced on Wednesday.
The decision to impose an administrative fine ...
Cow farmers fined over manipulating milk market
The Supreme Constitutional Court has upheld a €2.1 million fine previously slapped on the Organisation of Cattle Farmers (POA) for practices severely constraining market competition, it emerged on Tuesday.
The fine ...
Bill proposes €85 fines for 22 unusual municipal offences
A bill proposing an €85 fine for a total of 22 unusual offences was submitted to parliament on Thursday, the legislature announced on Friday.
Drafted by the justice ministry following a recommendation ...
Parliament debates tougher penalties for unsafe buildings
A new bill is being tabled to Parliament on Thursday, introducing tougher penalties against owners of dangerous buildings, following a series of balcony collapses in recent years that put residents ...
‘Fines go to the state, we get nothing’ the union speaks out
“We receive nothing,” the union of Cyprus municipalities told the Cyprus Mail, outlining the long-standing structure governing traffic fine revenues in Cyprus.
The union confirmed that local councils currently do ...
Parents of nursery school children to be fined €200 for absences
Parents and children’s guardians are now liable to monetary fines if the children are absent from nursery school without notification, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday.
If ...
Social welfare deputy ministry fined €5k for illegal CCTV audio recording
The social welfare deputy ministry was on Friday handed a €5,000 fine by data protection commissioner Irene Loizidou Nicolaidou after it was found that three of the 19 CCTV cameras in operation ...
Up to €50,000 fine for fireworks, cabinet approves stricter legislation
The cabinet decided on Wednesday to make legislation for the use of fireworks and explosives stricter, with fines reaching up to €50,000.
It also decided to appoint explosives inspectors in an ...
Steeper fines for wasting water on their way
The cabinet has approved plans to impose steeper fines on water wastage with the expectation that these would go into effect this summer, permanent secretary of the agriculture ministry Andreas ...
Employers fined €156,000 for illegal employment
A fine of €156,000 was imposed on 24 employers for illegally employing migrants, following an investigation by the Aliens and Immigration Service (YAM) conducted between April 25 and May 2.
“A total of 20 cases ...
Fines totalling €20,250 issued over death of worker
Four companies and three individuals were fined a combined total of €20,250 over the death of a worker who fell 13 metres on a construction site following a Limassol district court ruling ...
First fine issued for overpricing drinking water
The Consumer Protection Service has issued its first fine for violating the maximum resale price of drinking water in designated areas.
The fine was imposed on CE Sportcourt Ltd, the ...
Our View: Postponing fine payments sends totally the wrong message
Police bowed to political pressure and announced on Monday a month’s extension to the deadline for the payment of traffic camera fines. The payment period for pending traffic fines ...
House amends traffic violations laws
The House plenum on Thursday passed a number of amendments to laws relating to traffic violations, in a bid to ease the burden of heavy fines on violators.
Under the ...
Bill to extend fine payment deadline to 90 days to go to parliamentary vote
A bill which will extend the deadline for the payment of fines from 30 days to 90 days will be voted upon by parliament next Thursday.
The bill was submitted by Disy ...
Unpaid speed camera fines continue to stir debate
The fierce debate over the handling of traffic fines issued through speed cameras continued this week with MPs raising concerns about the legality of new procedures introduced by the police.
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Companies fined after worker’s death
Nicosia district court handed down a €15,450 fine to two companies after a man died in a labour accident, it was reported on Monday.
According to a labour inspection department statement, ...
Doctor fined after claiming he had scanned female patients’ male genitalia
A urologist was fined after the health insurers’ organisation (HIO) found various irregularities in his expenses claims for the month of August, including that he had claimed expenses for scanning ...
Solar panel company fined for failing to ensure workers’ safety
A solar panel company, “CP Altech Energy Ltd”, was issued a €7,000 fine on Monday after it was found that it had failed to ensure its workers’ safety.
The labour inspection ...
30,000 companies face fines for non-compliance
Almost 30,000 companies have yet to make updated disclosures about their Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBOs) and could face hefty fines for non-compliance, MPs said on Tuesday.
The House commerce committee again ...
Bank of Cyprus successfully appeals €950k fine
The Bank of Cyprus’ appeal against a €950,000 fine levied against them in 2014 was accepted by the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
The fine had been levied by the Cyprus Securities and ...
EAC fined €28,000 for worker death
The electricity authority (EAC) were handed a €28,000 fine on Wednesday following the conclusion of investigations into the death of a worker in 2018.
The fine relates to the death of 42-year-old ...
Boycott is the wrong response to bad news on bird trapping
As bad news on the bird trapping front made the headlines again recently, angry calls for nature lovers to “Boycott Cyprus!” flooded social media. Speaking as a veteran of the ...