Corruption of EU nationality law: a perfect injustice
Infringements highlighted by the EU over sale of golden passports may not be solid in law By Alper Ali Riza The golden passports scandal...
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Intosai shares auditor’s concerns over restrictions to info access
The International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (Intosai) has expressed concern over the government’s refusal to convey information relating to the island’s citizenship by investment...
President to testify in passport probe
President Nicos Anastasiades will testify on Tuesday before a panel investigating the island’s controversial citizenship by investment programme. The president is scheduled to appear before...
Greco: Implementation of anti-corruption recommendations ‘all the more pressing’ (updated)
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption (Greco) called on Cyprus’ parliament to fully implement its recommendations for a code of conduct for...
Passport saga inspires parody song
A Cyprus band has written a song parodying local politicians featured in an undercover video showing them offering to help a Chinese businessman with a...
‘Citizenships should be judged by laws in force at the time’ (updated)
Each naturalisation ought to be judged based on the legal framework in place when it was granted, Government spokesman Kyriacos Kousios said on Saturday. He...
Audit service willing to go to Supreme Court over passports probe (updated)
The interior ministry has refused to hand over additional information sought by the audit service as part of an investigation into the island’s citizenship by...
Cyprus ‘golden passports’ scheme a laundering risk, says watchdog (Update 3)
A European money laundering watchdog has cautioned that a secretive investment-for-passports programme run by Cyprus was vulnerable to money laundering and fraught with risk. In...
Cyprus passports really are ‘golden’, new index shows
Cyprus topped the list of countries offering Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CBI) whose passport power increased during 2019, according to the latest Passport Index. The index...