Corruption poses a serious threat to member states, Charalambides tells OSCE forum
Corruption poses a serious threat to economic development, prosperity, the rule of law and the stability European states given its links to organised crime and...
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France and Italy issue joint statement at OSCE on Turkey’s illegal activities
The French and Italian delegations taking part in the 18th Autumn Meeting of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, in Marrakesh have issued a joint statement condemning...
MPs head to Europe in OSCE roles
Cypriot Akel MP Irene Charalambides, who has been appointed as the Special Representative of the Central Committee for combating corruption of the Organisation for Security...
Irini Charalambidou appointed OSCE parliamentary assembly special representative on corruption matters
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...
Cyprus refers Levent case to OSCE (Update 2)
Cyprus on Wednesday said it had referred the attempted prosecution in Turkey of Turkish Cypriot newspaper Afrika and its journalists Sener Levent and Ali Osman...
Journalism in the crosshairs of silly season headlines
By Aidan White The summer months are what journalists call “the silly season”. It’s a quiet time when nothing much happens. But in Cyprus, with...
Pressure mounts on Journalists’ Union to reject OSCE glossary
The ‘Initiative for Freedom of Expression’ called on Saturday for the board of the Journalists Union to officially reject a glossary proposed by the OSCE...
Anastasiades says reality cannot be brushed under the carpet
By Andria Kades President Nicos Anastasiades joined the bandwagon on Thursday voicing his opposition to a glossary which its authors have described as an innocuous...
Our View: Glossary nothing more than commendable exercise
The Glossary for Journalism in Cyprus that caused an angry knee-jerk reaction by journalists and some politicians when news reports about its drafting appeared last...
European agency behind contested glossary defends publication
The contested bicommunal glossary for words linked to the Cyprus issue and which has sparked the ire of some journalists is going to be presented...
OSCE stresses optional use of bicommunal glossary
The Journalism Ethics Committee said on Wednesday it would never attempt to restrict in any way journalistic freedom of expression. In an announcement, the committee...
Cypriot MPs head to Turkey as part of OSCE election observation mission
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...
OSCE issues nine recommendations for Cyprus elections
The Organisation for the Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) recommended Cyprus review its electoral legal framework and abolish mandatory voter registration in its final...
OSCE concerned over gag order in Lozidou case
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir expressed concern on Tuesday over a recent court decision prohibiting daily Politis from publishing documents concerning...
OSCE condemns Afrika attacks
The representative of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) for Freedom of the Media, Harlem Desir, condemned the recent attacks on the...
OSCE presence in Cyprus ‘an opportunity to reconfirm election transparency’
The presence of a mission from the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which has arrived in Cyprus to monitor the 2018 presidential...
MP defends the right of Cyprus to determine its tax status
Cypriot MP Charalambos Pittokopitis, defended the right of Member States of the European Union, especially small economies such as Cyprus, which are particularly affected by...
Three dead as Kiev accuses Ukraine rebels of shelling
By Pavel Polityuk and Thomas Grove Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and nine wounded as pro-Russian rebels shelled government positions despite a ceasefire deal, the...
Ukraine death toll rises to more than 4,300 despite ceasefire
By Robert Evans The death rate in the Ukraine conflict has increased in the past eight weeks despite the declaration of a ceasefire in September,...
Russia tells Kiev: new conflict would be catastrophic for Ukraine
By Thomas Grove and Natalia Zinets Moscow and Kiev traded accusations on Thursday of failing to observe a ceasefire agreement and Russia warned a resumption...
