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Our View: Public perceptions of corruption won’t change until parties change

CM: Our ViewJune 12, 2020June 12, 2020

By CM: Our ViewJune 12, 2020June 12, 202001335

More than nine out of 10 Cypriots consider the problem of corruption to be widespread. According the latest Eurobarometer survey 95 per cent of Cypriots...

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Cypriots trust the army more than politicians – EU survey

Source: Cyprus News AgencyFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 2020

By Source: Cyprus News AgencyFebruary 19, 2020February 19, 20200850

Almost nine out of ten Cypriots say that they do not trust the political parties and point to the army as their most trusted institution,...

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Whopping 84 per cent have no trust in political parties

George PsyllidesFebruary 18, 2019February 18, 2019

By George PsyllidesFebruary 18, 2019February 18, 2019090

Cypriots appear to be satisfied with their lives but do not trust political parties, according to the national analysis of the EU’s autumn Eurobarometer. According...

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AG: politicians should stick to what they know

Jean ChristouJanuary 6, 2015January 6, 2015

By Jean ChristouJanuary 6, 2015January 6, 2015081

ATTORNEY-general Costas Clerides on Monday had some choice words for politicians, suggesting they should stick to what they know best. Appearing on a CyBC television...

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In the land of the crows

George PsyllidesDecember 28, 2014November 29, 2016

By George PsyllidesDecember 28, 2014November 29, 201638 131

By George Psyllides THOUGH Cyprus has seen scandals before, one could say that 2014 was the year when the political corruption abscess finally burst. Or...

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Politicians’ security draining police force and state coffers

Staff ReporterAugust 5, 2014February 10, 2016

By Staff ReporterAugust 5, 2014February 10, 20163 116

By a Staff Reporter POLITICIANS and VIPs who are not state officials should pay for their own security, the head of the police association has...

CM Regular Columnist Opinion

Why the man in the know was banned from econ probe

Loucas CharalambousMay 4, 2014November 7, 2016

By Loucas CharalambousMay 4, 2014November 7, 201634 87

By Loucas Charalambous ALL THESE ridiculous goings-on surrounding the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into the collapse of the economy should surprise nobody. In this country,...

CM Regular Columnist Opinion

We should be grateful we have not suffered much worse

Loucas CharalambousDecember 15, 2013November 3, 2016

By Loucas CharalambousDecember 15, 2013November 3, 2016164

By Loucas Charalambous PRESIDENT of the House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou last Wednesday had an article published in Politis about the rottenness of our political...

Opinion

The most hated profession in the modern era

FORMER STAFFJuly 14, 2013July 13, 2013

By FORMER STAFFJuly 14, 2013July 13, 20136 83

By Maria-Christina Doulami SINCE the time of Socrates politicians have not been thought of highly. They are considered dishonest, selfish, arrogant, and immoral. Socrates, himself...