Odysseas Michaelides
In a dramatic move on Thursday, Paralimni mayor Theodoros Pyrillis gave the auditor-general a power-of-attorney to access his personal financial information, adding that he’d drive...
‘Fight against corruption requires effective monitoring’
The fight against corruption requires effective monitoring by the supervisory authorities, parliaments and the media, as well as cooperation between them, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said...
Strict application of regulations can harm public interest says President
Strict application of rules and regulations could many times be harmful to public interest, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday, a shot at the auditor-general...
Preliminary audit probe into citizenship scheme to be completed early next year
A preliminary report of the audit service’s probe into the controversial citizenship by investment scheme will be ready by the end of the year or...
Our View: Auditor-general missed the bigger picture focusing on presidential staff
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides highlighted a problem with his letter to the legislature about the way workers are hired on contracts in the public sector and...
Political controversy around presidential assistants rumbles on
The political controversy kept raging on Tuesday over four presidential assistants whose fixed contracts got converted to open-ended contracts, effectively giving them civil servant status...
Michaelides: Given perception of corruption, watchdogs should be supported, not undermined
Citing Cyprus’ slide in World Bank metrics on the public’s perception on control of corruption, Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides told MPs on Friday that watchdog bodies...
Auditor-general questions Gesy boss’ tardy response for explanation
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has turned up the heat on the Health Insurance Organisation, reporting the entity to the attorney-general for its alleged failure to provide...
Audit boss bemoans time it takes state services to respond to his queries
Ministries, government departments, and local authorities could take years to respond to the audit service if they do at all, while in some cases they...
Auditor-general says he has no presidential ambitions
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday waved aside conjecture that has him aspiring for the presidency in 2023, and said this talk comes from quarters who...