#audit office

An audit office investigation into student grants awarded in 2023 uncovered multiple irregularities, including grants being awarded for longer than permitted, amounts being “gifted” without legal basis, and applications being accepted ...

The deputy ministry of research announced on Wednesday that actions to resolve issues highlighted in the audit office’s 2023 report have been initiated or implemented, including an upgrade of its ...

Deputy research ministry handed out funds without due diligence, audit office says By Tom Cleaver The deputy research ministry handed out funds without conducting the correct due diligence, an audit ...

The Nicosia district development licencing directorate broke its own rules when adding a new floor onto the top of its headquarters, according to a report released by the audit office ...

House president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday said she is “looking after every last taxpayer euro” following an audit office report revealed she had claimed almost €19,000 in expenses for a three-night ...

House president Annita Demetriou spent over €15,000 for luxury hotel rooms for three nights for those accompanying her on a trip to London, according to a report released by the audit ...

A report unveiled by the audit office on Tuesday revealed financial irregularities among all seven political parties which are represented in Cyprus’ parliament. The report was based on the last ...

No clear policy means water wasted ‘Much has been announced, little has been done’ By Tom Cleaver Cyprus is “exceeding approved water withdrawal limits” when taking water out of reservoirs ...

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides said on Thursday that the government was telling ‘shameless lies’ by dismissing corruption allegations as ‘fake news’ regarding the apparently illegal operation of a leisure and ...

Authorities are turning a blind eye to a Nicosia event venue that has been operating without an approval certificate, the Audit Office said on Tuesday, warning that public health and ...

180,000 Brits in Cyprus may have overstayed their visas By Tom Cleaver Concerns were raised on Tuesday over the whereabouts of around 290,000 third-country nationals, including around 180,000 Britons, who arrived legally in ...

Applicants for land through a state programme intended for low-income families were found to have relatives with immovable assets which should have been taken into consideration and the application dismissed, ...

The auditor general’s office has blamed the contractor for the termination of the Paphos-Polis road, saying that state authorities were not responsible despite having added to the delay, it ...

Parliamentarians on Thursday tried to take a deep dive into the workings of the state-funded Cyprus Institute, but ended up with more questions than answers. A research and educational foundation ...

The cabinet is due to approve reform of the state audit office following extensive dialogue, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Speaking after receiving the annual report of the audit ...

The Agricultural Research Institute did not follow due process when calling for tenders and may have led to contracts awarded at higher prices, the audit office said on Friday. In ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has been let off the hook for some €55,000 the audit office had called on him to return to state coffers, after the attorney-general nullified the findings former ...

Identifying irregularities in tender bidding will be a primary focus for the audit office over the next few years, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said on Friday during a House finance committee ...

The government said on Monday it will set up a team of legal experts to advise on two bills relating to the planned reform of the Audit Office and the ...

Auditor-General Andreas Papaconstantinou on Sunday pledged to create a framework to manage disagreements between the audit office and the legal service. Speaking to newspaper Kathimerini, he said he had been ...

The bill approved by cabinet to reform the audit office, creating a new audit board, will be submitted to the legal service for legal and technical examinations before the end ...

Media on Monday speculated on the career prospects of Odysseas Michaelides after his sacking from the post of auditor-general, with one newspaper suggesting he might author a book on the ‘...

The European Commission is “closely monitoring” the government’s planned reforms to the audit office, the commission’s acting spokeswoman for the rule of law Jordis Ferroli said on Saturday. ...

The audit office assured on Thursday it was continuing its work, after its chief was fired a day earlier. Deputy Auditor-General Kyriacos Kyriacou said audits were still continuing in the ...