Transparency International

Cypriots see bigger rise in corruption than EU counterparts – Transparency report

Jean ChristouJune 16, 2021June 16, 2021

By Jean ChristouJune 16, 2021June 16, 202102543

Cyprus was the EU top country whose citizens believe corruption has increased over the past year according to Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer. On the...

Cyprus Featured World

Cyprus drops nine places in global corruption index

George PsyllidesJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 2021

By George PsyllidesJanuary 28, 2021January 28, 202102802

Cyprus has dropped nine places to 42nd in Transparency International’s 180 global corruption index (CPI), it was reported on Thursday, hours before President Nicos Anastasiades...

Business Cyprus Featured

EU Commission scrutinises Golden Visas, NGO links to risks (Update 2)

Stelios OrphanidesMarch 5, 2018March 5, 2018

By Stelios OrphanidesMarch 5, 2018March 5, 20180120

(Updates with EU Commission comment in third paragraph) The European Commission will plan a report about schemes of member states that allow foreign investors to...

Cyprus

Global anti-corruption-watchdog upgrades Cyprus

Stelios OrphanidesFebruary 21, 2018

By Stelios OrphanidesFebruary 21, 2018072

Transparency International, the global anti-corruption watchdog, promoted Cyprus to rank 42 in its 2017 Corruption Perception Index from 45 the year before as the island...

Business Cyprus

Transparency International ditches Cypriot branch in money laundering spat

Stelios OrphanidesFebruary 15, 2018February 15, 2018

By Stelios OrphanidesFebruary 15, 2018February 15, 20180204

By Stelios Orphanides The non-governmental organisation (NGO) Transparency International has denied official membership status to its Cypriot branch due to fundamental disagreements regarding anti-money laundering work, prompting...

Main

Cyprus ranked top by Transparency International

Michael TheodoulouJuly 11, 2017August 24, 2017

By Michael TheodoulouJuly 11, 2017August 24, 20170463

Cyprus ranked top for transparency in a recent report by Transparency International, disclosing the most complete set of anti-money laundering (AML) data among 12 countries...

Cyprus Featured

Cyprus still haunted by money laundering claims

Jean ChristouMarch 28, 2017April 1, 2017

By Jean ChristouMarch 28, 2017April 1, 201719 764

Cyprus’ reputation is taking a hammering abroad with past sins related to money laundering being rehashed and presented as current realities as US media dig...

Football Sport

FIFA faces day of reckoning as threats mount

FORMER STAFFFebruary 19, 2016February 19, 2016

By FORMER STAFFFebruary 19, 2016February 19, 20161118

The spotlight at next week’s FIFA Congress will fall on the presidential election – but the real key to the future of football’s beleaguered governing...

Crime Cyprus

Corruption watchdog ranks Cyprus as 32nd (Updated)

Jean ChristouJanuary 27, 2016November 29, 2016

By Jean ChristouJanuary 27, 2016November 29, 201617 175

Cyprus’ score slipped further on the corruption perception index in 2015, now ranking 32nd among 168 countries with an average score of 61 out of...

Opinion Our View

Our View: Law to protect whistleblowers is just half the battle

CM: Our ViewOctober 24, 2015November 3, 2016

By CM: Our ViewOctober 24, 2015November 3, 201617 115

JUSTICE minister Ionas Nicolaou told a conference organised by Transparency International that the government has prepared a bill designed to protect whistleblowers as part of...

Crime Cyprus

Cyprus maintains 31st place on corruption perception index

FORMER STAFFDecember 3, 2014November 29, 2016

By FORMER STAFFDecember 3, 2014November 29, 201633 130

By Angelos Anastasiou Cyprus’ rating on perceived corruption has remained unchanged since 2013, tied at 31st place countries with Botswana, Portugal and Puerto Rico among...

Cyprus

Transparency International to set up anti-graft hotline

FORMER STAFFSeptember 30, 2014September 30, 2014

By FORMER STAFFSeptember 30, 2014September 30, 201430 143

By Marie Kambas THE CYPRUS branch of Transparency International, a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the fight against corruption, will launch an anti-corruption hotline on October...

Cyprus

Whistleblowers to be protected

FORMER STAFFDecember 11, 2013

By FORMER STAFFDecember 11, 20135 97

By Constantinos Psillides The Cyprus branch of Transparency International announced yesterday the creation of a whistleblower protection service. The service is to be made available...

Opinion Our View

Our View: Institutionalised corruption must be eliminated from public education

CM: Our ViewOctober 5, 2013November 3, 2016

By CM: Our ViewOctober 5, 2013November 3, 20160179

TRANSPARENCY International released a report on corruption in education. The report lists the different forms of corruption that plague education systems all over the world...

Cyprus World

Corruption seen to be on the rise

FORMER STAFFJuly 10, 2013October 14, 2013

By FORMER STAFFJuly 10, 2013October 14, 20134 225

By Peter Stevenson NINETY-nine per cent of Cypriots believe that political parties on the island are corrupt, while 94 per cent believe the police force...