Party stipend from government furtively increases
Political parties, in apparent collusion with government, have furtively increased the annual state grant payable to them by approximately €2.56m – although the sleight of...
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Parties continue to benefit from government funding
Despite the financial squeeze and cutbacks across the board, the gravy train of state assistance to political parties is chugging along nicely. Each year parties...
No tangible progress on transparency in party funding, GRECO says
Cyprus has not made tangible progress in respect of any pending recommendation regarding Incriminations and Transparency of Party Funding since the adoption of the Second...
Our View: EDEK is returning to the witch-hunts of 2004
THE MORALLY upright socialists of EDEK have already begun their intimidation campaign against people that support the peace process and are keen to see a...
EDEK questions funding source of pro-solution group
By Evie Andreou Socialist Party EDEK on Friday expressed its reservations as to the validity of the nationwide research being carried out by the newly...
Party funding bill edges towards plenum vote
By Angelos Anastasiou A final version of the party-funding bill, scheduled to emerge from next week’s House Ethics committee session, will be put to a...
New law on party funding to make the island ‘beyond reproach’
By Elias Hazou Lawmakers on Tuesday flagged a clause in the new Political Parties Law (PPL) that proposes a new independent official to monitor party...
Consensus still far off on party funding
By Elias Hazou The House ethics committee was nowhere near consensus on Tuesday on party funding, still seeking the sweet spot as to whether donations...
New law on party financing before summer recess
Parliament will vote on a law on party financing reform before the summer recess, acting chairman of the House watchdog committee Demetris Syllouris said on...
‘Mobsters financing political parties in Cyprus’
Mobsters are financing political parties in Cyprus, funnelling to them part of their ill-gotten gains, furloughed politician Christos Pourgourides has claimed. The former DISY MP...