Averof tops party leaders’ assets list
Disy leader Averof Neophytou appears to be the wealthiest among party leaders, while head of the Greens Charalambos Theopemptou has the most in liquid assets,...
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Film incentive scheme tainted by conflicts of interest, audit chief says
A scheme aimed to promote the audiovisual industry in Cyprus appears to have been tainted by conflicts of interest and the revolving door phenomenon, the...
New MPs to get to work as of Monday
New MPs, voted in during parliamentary elections on May 30, will get to work on Monday with the first House committee meetings taking place. The...
Nouris calls opposition parties ‘deniers of progress’ in reforms row
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said opposition parties were “deniers of progress” after bills providing for the comprehensive reform of local administration appeared to be headed...
MPs to expedite bill speeding up foreclosure hearings
The House legal affairs committee is expected expedite approval of a bill for court hearings relating to foreclosure cases by the end of March, its...
Concerns expressed over unauthorised red button services
Unauthorised companies are offering red button services of questionable quality to the elderly the House human rights committee heard on Monday. It is not known...
Authors of anti-corruption White Paper urge MPs to adopt proposals
Cyprus’ legislation on asset statements by politically exposed persons (PEP) is a ruin which has not been restored, experts who have drafted a White Paper...
Code of ethics for MPs passed by plenum
The House of Representatives on Thursday passed a code of ethics for its members, providing for the naming and shaming of violators but no tangible...
Edek and Citizens Alliance ask for more time to propose changes to MPs code of ethics
Edek and Citizens’ Alliance MP Giorgos Lillikas have asked for a week’s postponement to the vote on the parliamentary code of ethics to give them...
Coronavirus: MPs not satisfied with reason given for closing malls before Christmas
MPs on Thursday said they were not satisfied with explanations from members of the government’s epidemiological team as to why they recommended closing malls before...
Parties express readiness to publish PEPs list
Political parties on Friday expressed readiness to publish a list of politically exposed persons with bad debts a day after legal experts retained by parliament...
Parties propose tighter checks on asset declaration bill
Discussion on bill proposals on the declaration of assets of public figures continued at the House ethics committee on Wednesday with parties encouraged to submit...
Deadline for asylum appeals cut from 75 to 15 days
Parliament on Friday amended the constitution to allow for a reduction in the time limit for filing appeals against the decisions of the asylum service...
MPs pledge to speed up code of conduct
MPs will step up gear to speed up adoption of a code of conduct in line with recommendations from the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption body,...
Georghadji hits out, says efforts afoot to discredit PEP list
Former central bank governor Chrystalla Georghadji hit back on Thursday at detractors of a list of names of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with non-performing loans,...
PEPs list returned to House, back and forth continues
A controversial list of politically exposed persons (PEPs) and the money they owed banks, including bad debts, has been sent back to parliament after the...
Ad hoc committee appointed to probe PEP list
House President Demetris Syllouris on Friday announced the composition of an ad hoc committee that will investigate a controversial list of politically exposed persons (PEPs)...
MPs demanding shorter, simpler code of ethics
MPs hope to have a new, shorter, and simpler code of ethics text by early September so that they can discuss its adoption, as Cyprus...
Committee to probe politically exposed persons with bad debts
Parties on Wednesday decided to set up an ad hoc committee to look into a controversial list of politically exposed persons (PEPs) with bad debts,...
MPs call for simpler ethics code
MPs agreed on Wednesday that a parliamentary ethics code should be simple, and easy to understand and use. The House ethics code on Wednesday continued...