#House Ethics committee

The operation of the advisory council came under scrutiny on Friday after Akel accused the body of being bypassed during the appointment of semi-state organisation boards. Institutions Committee chairman and ...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a set of bills which, if passed, will change the face of Cyprus’ legal service and audit office. The government says the bills constitute “modernising” reforms, ...

During Wednesday’s session of the House ethics committee, disagreements surfaced regarding Disy’s proposal for the disclosure of donors and donation amounts to the social support fund managed by ...

MPs on Thursday proposed six bills aimed at regulating the issue of multiple pensions and the retirement age limit for state officials during a House ethics committee meeting. The six ...

The issue of the disclosure of the personal assets of politically exposed persons (PEP) has been going on for years. Not even the passing of two laws, stipulating the submission ...

The House ethics committee has decided to write to the Treasury to address a €200,000 sponsorship by OPAP to the Cyprus Olympic Committee (KOE), its chair Demetris Demetriou said on Thursday. ...

The House Institutions committee on Wednesday discussed the possibility of reining in the powers vested in the Attorney-general. The discussion came after the publication of the European Commission’s report ...

Parliament will very soon hold hearings on what some have dubbed a “mega scandal” – the dropping of disciplinary proceedings against contractors previously implicated in corruption and bribery – an MP said ...

Lawmakers on Wednesday wrapped up discussion of a government bill regulating the employment of advisers or aides working at the presidential palace or for ministers. The House ethics committee will ...

A discussion at the House Ethics Committee quickly deteriorated on Wednesday when MPs discussed a draft bill that would set minimum requirements for special advisers appointed by the presidential palace ...

The Cyprus Olympic Committee (KOE) on Friday said claims made during the house ethics committee by its members wasting finances were unfounded. At the meeting, Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides said that ...

Government advisors should not remain in public service after the end of their superiors’ terms, the House ethics committee agreed on Wednesday. It was also decided that the discussion, tabled ...

No violation of the code of conduct for members of the parliament has been found on Thursday in the case of Independent MP Andreas Themistocleous’ abusive social media remarks against ...

A parliamentary committee will on Thursday convene to examine a complaint against independent MP Andreas Themistocleous, alleged to have made ‘abusive remarks’ against Greens MP Alexandra Attalidou, in a case ...

The House Institutions Committee on Wednesday discussed government security in light of a wave of cyber-attacks. Though some MPs sought to have the matter discussed openly, it was eventually held ...

A bill regulating lobbying goes hand in hand with one creating an independent anti-corruption authority, both included in the conditions for the disbursement of €97m from the EU’s Recovery ...

After all the noise made about corruption, which was highlighted by the Al Jazeera investigation into golden passports, the government announced a series of plans to combat it. There is, ...