#golden passports

The European Commission confirmed on Thursday it has closed the file on Cyprus’ citizenship-by-investment programme, ending the infringement proceedings it had initiated in October 2020. European Commission spokesperson Markus Lammert told ...

The European Commission informed the government on Wednesday that it has terminated the infringement procedure linked to the island’s controversial citizenship-by-investment scheme, closing its legal dispute with Brussels over ...

The trial of seven individuals and two companies, including former transport minister Marios Demetriades, in connection with issuing Cypriot passports to foreign nationals, was adjourned on Monday until July 8 at 9.30...

The state legal service must explain itself in light of the acquittal of former House president Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis in the case regarding the alleged ...

The state Law Office wasted no time in announcing its decision to appeal against the court ruling that acquitted former House president Demetris Syllouris and developer Christakis Giovanis, also an ...

The legal service announced on Wednesday it will file an appeal against the acquittal of former House speaker Demetris Syllouris and Akel MP Christakis Giovanis, insisting that judicial discrepancies were ...

The acquittal of former House president Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis, who were on trial for their alleged involvement in the ‘golden passports’ scandal, was “expected”, the ...

The Law Office will appeal Tuesday’s acquittal of former House President Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis, who were on trial for their alleged involvement in the ‘...

The legal service said on Tuesday it would decide within days how to proceed following the acquittal of former house president Demetris Syllouris and former MP Christakis Giovannis in the ...

Former House President Demetris Syllouris and former Akel MP Christakis Giovanis were found not guilty on Tuesday by the Nicosia criminal court regarding their alleged involvement in the ‘golden passports’ ...

Wealth is what sets former House president Demetris Syllouris apart from those who are indeed corrupt, he pointed out on Tuesday, shortly after being acquitted by the Nicosia criminal court ...

September 2020: A new investigative commission was set up to look into the citizenship-by-investment scheme. October 2020: Al Jazeera broadcast an undercover video, incriminating three high profile individuals – former House President Demetris ...

This year was one of the most charged for justice in Cyprus, with 13 large and complex cases occupying Cyprus courts, from the deaths of minors to corruption scandals, property usurpation ...

The criminal court trial of former transport minister Marios Demetriades, seven other individuals and two companies, over the issuance of Cypriot passports to foreign nationals, was postponed on Friday until ...

Cyprus’ most significant corruption trial in decades reached its final stage on Wednesday, with the criminal court reserving its verdict for February 17, 2026, in the case against former house president Demetris ...

The attorney for one of the defendants in the ‘golden passports’ trial told the court on Tuesday that his client should be acquitted of all charges, while accusing prosecutors of ...

The prosecution in the ‘golden passports’ trial called on the court on Monday to deliver a guilty verdict on the two defendants facing charges of corruption and defrauding the state. ...

The cabinet has been stripped of the authority to grant citizenship to foreign investors, under a law passed on Thursday during the last regular session of the House plenary this ...

There was no testimony linking the granting of citizenships with donations made to Disy, concluded the independent authority against corruption after its investigation of accusations made by Akel deputy Christos ...

No testimony has linked the golden passports of specific individuals with contributions to Disy, the independent authority against corruption said on Thursday. The authority had investigated complaints made by Akel ...

The House interior affairs committee on Thursday discussed a government bill to repeal the legislation which allows for Cypriot passports to be granted to foreign investors, thus removing the provisions ...

The attorney for one of the defendants in the ‘golden passports’ trial argued in court on Monday that one of the charges should be dropped, as it constitutes “abuse of ...

The trial of ten people and companies, including former transport minister Marios Demetriades, in connection with the issuance of Cypriot passports to foreign nationals was adjourned for three months by ...

Former House president Demetris Syllouris will not take the stand in the ongoing golden passports trial against him, his lawyer Chris Triantafyllides told the Nicosia criminal court on Tuesday. Instead, ...