Fidias hiring sister may cross EU legal line
Cypriot member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou’s hiring of his sister to “help him” in his duties may violate European Union law, it emerged on Monday.
While her ...
Call for MEP Fidias to apologise after ‘mocking’ Missing
A group representing the missing persons has called on EU MP Fidias Panayiotou to apologise to them on Monday, after they accused him of “mocking and disrespecting” them in a ...
Fidias to hold poll to decide European parliament alliance
Social media influencer and newly elected member of the European parliament Fidias Panayiotou is to hold an online poll to decide which European parliament group he will join.
In a ...
ELECTIONS JUNE 2024
Latest poll points to Elam securing seat in Europarliament
Akel and Disy will fight out the MEP elections with them currently neck-and-neck, according to the latest CyBC poll, which shows Elam edging out Diko.
The findings are based on ...
Turkish Cypriot MEP slammed for campaigning in north
MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek was on Wednesday slammed for campaigning in the north for re-election by both Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu.
In ...
Former minister registers to stand for MEP
Former Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced on Friday he intended to stand on the Disy ticket to be an MEP.
He made the announcement as Disy members were able to ...
EU assembly starts review of immunity of two MEPs over graft scandal
The European Parliament began a month-long procedure on Monday to waive the immunity from prosecution of two lawmakers who Belgian investigators want to question over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal.
Parliament ...
Disy’s Eleni Stavrou becomes MEP
Disy party member Eleni Stavrou became an MEP on Wednesday, replacing Lefteris Christoforou, who took up a post with the European Court of Auditors.
She took the position because the ...
Akel MEP pledges legal action over disputed university post
Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Wednesday he will legally challenge the constitution, which he was accused of violating by holding an unpaid teaching post at the University of Cyprus ...
Former MEP to face sexual harassment charges on July 1
A former MEP who was accused by a Cypriot woman of sexual harassment while he was in office will be called to answer to the charge of indecent assault on ...
Sexual harassment charges to be filed against former MEP (updated)
The law office of Republic has instructed police to file sexual harassment charges against a former politician, police spokesman Christos Andreou told CyBC on Friday. He would not identify the ...