Hate crimes working group holds first meeting
A working group set up to promote interagency cooperation to deal more effectively with hate crimes in Cyprus held its first meeting recently to discuss,...
OSCE
Cypriot MP Irene Charalambidou elected OSCE vice president
Akel MP Irene Charalambidou was elected as one of the vice presidents of the organization for security and co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Charalambidou is the...
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...
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...
