Irini Charalambidou Archives

Irini Charalambidou appointed OSCE parliamentary assembly special representative on corruption matters

Source: Cyprus News AgencyJuly 25, 2019

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyJuly 25, 20190415

Akel MP Irini Charalambidou, head of the island’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) has been...

Our View

Our View: Judges remain a weakness in the justice system

CM: Our ViewJanuary 30, 2019January 29, 2019

By CM: Our ViewJanuary 30, 2019January 29, 2019079

Akel deputy Irini Charalambidou was correct to ask questions of the government regarding advertisements for 35 positions of judges. The government requires 23 new judges...

Cyprus

Court order sought to place freed paedophile under supervision

George PsyllidesSeptember 19, 2018

By George PsyllidesSeptember 19, 2018036

By George Psyllides The authority that monitors convicted child molesters will seek a court order this week to put an individual under its supervision following...

Cyprus

‘Victim’s age’ made paedophile’s release possible

George PsyllidesSeptember 14, 2018September 14, 2018

By George PsyllidesSeptember 14, 2018September 14, 2018056

By George Psyllides Age criteria that made possible the early release from jail with presidential pardon of a child molester and others with similar offences...

Cyprus

Cypriot MPs head to Turkey as part of OSCE election observation mission

Staff ReporterJune 20, 2018

By Staff ReporterJune 20, 201820 41

Members of the House, Irene Charalambidou and Kyriakos Hadjiyiannis, depart for Turkey on Thursday to take part in an election observation mission of the Parliamentary Assembly of...

Cyprus

Prospects of co-operation with Oman ‘growing’

FORMER STAFFNovember 14, 2017November 14, 2017

By FORMER STAFFNovember 14, 2017November 14, 20177 44

Various co-operation proposals in financial services, accounting, trade, food storage, renewable energy sources, research, education and universities were tabled during Tuesday’s meetings by a delegation...

Cyprus

Akel MP sues Disy colleague over leaked police documents claim

George PsyllidesOctober 31, 2017

By George PsyllidesOctober 31, 20177 32

Main opposition Akel MP Irini Charalambidou said Tuesday she had instructed her lawyers to file a slander lawsuit against ruling Disy MP Zaharias Zahariou after...

Cyprus

Disy PR operator in hot water over Irini Charalambidou cleavage comment

Elias HazouOctober 26, 2017October 26, 2017

By Elias HazouOctober 26, 2017October 26, 201727 59

A PR operator for the ruling Disy party is facing the boot after posting on social media a snarky comment about Akel MP Irini Charalambidou....

Cyprus

In call for reform, MP leaks video of attack on prison guard

Elias HazouSeptember 27, 2017September 27, 2017

By Elias HazouSeptember 27, 2017September 27, 201714 43

The police said on Wednesday it will be launching an investigation into the leaking of footage from the Nicosia central prisons where a guard...

Cyprus

Auditor-general eyes probe in ‘politically driven’ appointment

FORMER STAFFApril 18, 2017April 19, 2017

By FORMER STAFFApril 18, 2017April 19, 20179 33

JUST because the law is routinely violated is no excuse for inaction when illegality is spotted, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Tuesday, referring to Finance...

Cyprus

Auditor-general calls for probe into Disy official who also holds European bank post

Evie AndreouMarch 17, 2017

By Evie AndreouMarch 17, 20174 20

The auditor-general, Odysseas Michaelides, has asked the finance minister to order an administrative probe against an official of his ministry who also holds office at...

Cyprus

New House welcomes many new faces

Evie AndreouMay 23, 2016May 23, 2016

By Evie AndreouMay 23, 2016May 23, 201615 85

The newly elected 56-member House of Representatives welcomes three new political parties and 28 parliamentarians, although some of them have served as MPs in the...

Cyprus

Officials unable to provide answers on faulty electricity poles

George PsyllidesApril 5, 2016

By George PsyllidesApril 5, 201613 31

Officials of the tender review board could not provide answers as to why they had taken a controversial decision to purchase thousands of wooden poles...

Cyprus

MPs start discussing bill to exclude law breakers from tenders

Elias HazouApril 5, 2016

By Elias HazouApril 5, 201612 31

The House watchdog committee on Tuesday began discussing a bill aiming to ban companies proven to have broken the law from tendering for public contracts....

Cyprus

AG to decide what to do with money earned in prison store

George PsyllidesMarch 22, 2016

By George PsyllidesMarch 22, 201616 39

The attorney-general will decide about some €600,000 amassed by wardens running a prison convenience store that sold products at higher prices than supermarkets outside, an...

Cyprus

Wasted incinerator funds to be discussed in House

Evie AndreouMarch 12, 2016March 16, 2016

By Evie AndreouMarch 12, 2016March 16, 201616 26

An incinerator at Nicosia general hospital which has sat idle for 13 years while hospital waste management costs spiral will be discussed at the House...

Cyprus

Prisoners being ripped off at in-house shop

George PsyllidesFebruary 16, 2016March 22, 2016

By George PsyllidesFebruary 16, 2016March 22, 201641 26

Products at the prison convenience store were sold between 20 per cent and 60 per cent higher than supermarkets, the auditor-general has found, with MPs...

Cyprus

MPs probe further on cigarette smuggling

George PsyllidesJanuary 26, 2016February 9, 2016

By George PsyllidesJanuary 26, 2016February 9, 201632 23

By George Psyllides AKEL MP Irini Charalambidou on Tuesday questioned the customs department’s decision to ask the attorney-general to suspend prosecution of individuals implicated in...

Cyprus

Cigarette smuggling rife in Cyprus say MPs

George PsyllidesJanuary 19, 2016February 9, 2016

By George PsyllidesJanuary 19, 2016February 9, 201614 39

By George Psyllides Cigarette and tobacco smuggling is booming in Cyprus, costing the state millions in taxes and known individuals are behind it, MPs said...

Cyprus

Row develops over drug pricing committee

Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 12, 2016February 10, 2016

By Annette ChrysostomouJanuary 12, 2016February 10, 201610 39

By Annette Chrysostomou Pharmaceutical companies have disagreed with a call by MP Irene Charalambidou that a proposed bill to change the composition of the committee...