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...
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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...
MPs work on ending ‘mockery’ of their asset statements
MPs decided on Wednesday to set up an ad hoc committee to examine the various proposals submitted to improve the legislation governing the submission of...
House president presents code of conduct for MPs
House president Demetris Syllouris on Monday presented the draft of the MPs’ code of conduct arguing it is yet another tool reinforcing institutions and democracy...
A new era of transparency for Peyia
No more ‘backroom deals’ as Peyia pledges proper development zoning in master plan After years of uncontrolled development, Peyia is to have a detailed town...
Our View: Elite resist push for transparency at every turn
IN THE END the visit by the representatives of Greco, the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption, did not tell us anything we...
Taxman on brink of busting huge evasion network, he says
By George Psyllides The tax department is on the brink of busting one of the biggest VAT dodging network on the island dealing with intra-community...
Greens want to boost transparency in citizenship by investment scheme
By Elias Hazou Green party MP Giorgos Perdikis plans to table a proposal aimed at boosting transparency with regard to the citizenship by investment scheme....
‘Must do better’ over corruption, CoE tells Cyprus
A Council of Europe report on corruption took Cyprus to task on Wednesday for fully implementing only two of its 16 recommendations concerning MPs, judges...
New law passed to regulate clubs and NGOs
A contentious government bill regulating the operation of clubs and foundations was voted into law, following a tumultuous plenary session on Friday. The aim of...
Better law to protect whistle-blowers
THE cabinet has approved a bill proposed by the justice ministry that will protect citizens reporting corruption cases both in the private and state sector,...
Paphos mayor awarded for transparency
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos was the only individual to have been given the annual award by Transparency International Cyprus, it was announced on Saturday. The...
Big pharma to come clean over grants and fees to doctors
The money the big pharmaceutical companies pay doctors and other healthcare professionals in grants, fees and expenses will be made public for the first time...
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...
Whistleblower bill on its way to cabinet
By Jean Christou A bill to enable and protect whistleblowers is to be submitted to the cabinet shortly, Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Thursday....
Over 80 per cent believe corruption is a major problem
The percentage of Cypriots who believe corruption is a major problem on the island has remained the same over the past year, according to comparative...
‘Information bill set to be one of worst in Europe’
By George Psyllides The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined Access Info Europe (AIE) in calling on the government to improve its access to information bill...
Fuel price monitoring is ‘gradually improving’
By Angelos Anastasiou SOME of the measures for more effective monitoring of the price of fuel imports are already being implemented, with the rest to...
Parties to be denied anonymous donations
By Evie Andreou THE House Ways and Means Committee said on Friday it plans to push strict legislation regulating the parties’ sources of income, to...
Cyprus found wanting on transparency issues
By Angelos Anastasiou Cyprus has implemented satisfactorily only two of eight recommendations on political party-funding transparency, the European Council’s Group of States against Corruption committee...