MPs discuss plans for new transparency website
A planned new online platform, which would be named “Diafaneia” – transparency in Greek – was the topic of discussion at Wednesday’s session of the House institutions committee, with MPs hoping ...
MPs propose ‘transparent’ registry for all public contracts
Discussions were held at the House institutions committee on Wednesday regarding plans to create a registry of all public contracts.
The bill has been put forward by Green Party leader ...
MPs probe Opap’s grant scheme, call for transparency
MPs on Wednesday pointed to possible violations of the law regarding Opap grants, saying that Opap may be “filtering” the applications before sending them to the finance ministry.
The House ...
Streamlining cross-border transactions: latest amendments to EU company law
By Emilios Charalampous and Maria Aristidou
With the European Union’s leadership promoting a coherent, centralised and effective economy to the rest of the world through the concepts and principles ...
Our View: President’s objection to wife’s charity law sends misleading message
The arguments of the two sides – legislature and executive – regarding the law on disclosing the names of donors to the Agency for Social Support that is run by the first ...
NGO calls for greater Gesy oversight
The non-governmental organisation, Cyprus Integrity Forum (CIF), on Monday called for systematic checks of Gesy to avoid corruption and to ensure full transparency in the health system.
According to the ...
President and auditor-general call for transparency, accountability in politics (Updated)
By Gina Agapiou and Tom Cleaver
More remains to be done towards transparency and restoring the public’s confidence in the institutions such as justice, President Nikos Christodoulides said on ...
Coronavirus: We need more transparency and more data
The data being made available on Covid is often inadequate
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the rallying cry has been ‘Follow the science’. But a more useful motto might be ‘Follow ...
Our View: Anti-corruption laws will not stamp the practise out
After the golden passports exposé there was an outcry against corruption. Citizens held demonstrations, newspapers wrote fiery editorials against sleaze and opposition parties demanded a clean-up. Corruption became the main ...
Our View: Environmentally aware population will not accept government spin
Very often when a government tells its citizens there is no cause for alarm or no cause for concern, they are either completely misinformed or are trying to play down ...
New MPs pledge to work for transparency and the public interest
Twenty incoming MPs who will be sworn in on Thursday said they hope the new parliament will not just serve the interests of individuals and political parties and will also ...
Register of company owners to lift veil of secrecy
By Michele Kambas
Cyprus plans to launch a register in coming months identifying the owners of thousands of companies on the island, lifting a veil of secrecy on opaque and ...