#corruption

The Pentakomo operation has lunged from one scandal to another. Now operators have been kicked out the question remains how the facility will continue to operate The continued operation of ...

Cyprus’ parliament marked International Anti-Corruption Day 2023 on Saturday, issuing a statement highlighting how corruption undermines trust towards institutions, and fosters conditions where transparency is absent. The statement was published by ...

By Nikolaos Prakas and Iole Damaskinos Former president Nicos Anastasiades on Friday expressed his satisfaction with the announcement that the anti-corruption authority is looking into allegations made in the book ‘...

Lobby groups can register with the anti-corruption authority as of Monday, November 27, an announcement said on Tuesday. The goal is to update the list of groups active in Cyprus in ...

The cabinet on Wednesday decided that committee will be formed under the undersecretary of the president to monitor the implementation of the recommendations in the latest report of the Council ...

While Cyprus’ legislation says all the right things on paper, the fight against corruption is compromised by institutional flaws, the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (Greco) ...

Corruption weakens the economy although a lot is being done in Cyprus to work against it, the US state department’s global anti-corruption coordinator said on a recent trip to ...

The audit service plays a key role in fighting corruption even though this is not under its responsibilities, Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides told university students interning at the parliament on ...

Resistance to reforms and changes promoted comes from the effort to protect specific interests but the government will not succumb to such pressures, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou said on ...

Two British lawyers arrived in Cyprus on Monday to assist with ongoing investigations of the anti-corruption authority, one of the cases thought to relate to the ‘golden passports’ affair. The ...

The allegations of corruption in Cyprus football surface every once in a while, triggering a surge of critical articles in the media and indignant comments by politicians. Nothing is ever ...

The island’s independent anti-corruption authority on Wednesday decided to prioritise the investigation of audit office complaints that concern two very important institutions. Following an extraordinary meeting held in light ...

Failure of government to prosecute blatant cases of corruption and nepotism most striking example of crony capitalism on the island By Les Manison Capitalism, also called a free market economy, ...

By Gavin Jones Ever since I can remember, I’ve been addicted to films and have watched many hundreds – if not thousands. I’ve always been astonished at the way ...

The interior ministry on Wednesday rejected suggestions it had been well aware of rampant abuse at the online appointment system of the migration department for months, but wilfully chose to ...

North is 140th on the corruption index along with Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Cameroon A comprehensive study on corruption conducted in the northern part of Cyprus has revealed that it is ...

Corruption has been a major election issue but tackling it will take far more than cliched statements Veteran politician Christos Pourgourides has called on the public going into the elections ...

The investigation into government corruption claims made in Makarios Droushiotis’ book Mafia State will be published upon its completion, the anti-corruption authority said on Monday. The head of the newly ...

According to the Eurobarometer survey of July 2022, 94 per cent of respondents were of the view that corruption was widespread in Cyprus and that political parties were seen as being particularly ...

President Nicos Anastasiades wants to rest and then write a book about his experiences handling the Cyprus problem after he steps down as president next month, he said in an ...

Transparency Commissioner Haris Poyadjis on Monday said that the allegations of corruption against President Nicos Anastasiades made in books written by one of his former advisers Makarios Droushiotis will be ...

The 22nd World Cup, the first played in an Arab country, comes to a close on Sunday evening in a box-office final between holders France and Argentina, top football forces, ...

The European chief prosecutor requested on Thursday that the European Parliament lift the immunity from prosecution of two Greek members over suspicions of fraud. The prosecutor’s office said in ...

Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides told an anti-corruption conference on Friday that there was too much tolerance for corruption in Cyprus, a phenomenon that is a “monster which cripples societies”. He said ...