Annita calls for unity amid continued Disy infighting
Disy president Annita Demetriou on Wednesday said that recent events threatened the unity of the party and called for the party to be put first amid ongoing tensions.
“It [the ...
Karousos condemns Georgiades as ‘inappropriate and misguided’
Disy deputy leader Yiannis Karousos lambasted former finance minister Harris Georgiades for announcing he will not back Averof Neophytou’s presidential bid, saying the letter does not serve party unity ...
Cyprus MPs meet former Ukrainian prisoners of war
A delegation of Cypriot parliamentarians met wih former Ukrainian prisoners of war in Nicosia on Tuesday, to reaffirm the republic’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty.
House foreign affairs committee ...
Georgiades first name to emerge for commissioner post
Names of possible candidates for Cyprus’ new European commissioner are being heard in corridors, with Harris Georgiades’ popping up as Disy’s most probable to be appointed.
Meanwhile, references to ...
Hiring almost 2,000 civil servants would be ‘a step backwards’
Hiring almost 2,000 employees to the civil service would be a step backward, opposition Disy MP and former finance minister Harris Georgiades said on Tuesday, a day after the House finance ...
Georgiades says the future of Disy is change and unity
The political spotlight remains on Disy despite its presidential election defeat, with both remaining contenders in the party leadership race promising unity and change.
“Even in defeat, we [Disy] manage ...
D-day for Disy’s leadership contenders
House president Annita Demetriou may throw her hat in the running for Disy’s upcoming leadership elections, it emerged on Monday as the deadline for submitting candidacies edged ever closer.
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Former and present finance ministers: the House voted for reduced VAT on homes (Updated)
Had the citizenship by investment scheme not been in place then Cyprus would have lost even more at a time when the Cypriot economy was collapsing, according to Finance Minister ...
Co-op scandal heading for a cover-up, MPs claim
Opposition MPs suggested on Thursday there was a cover-up effort afoot after police would not say whether they had questioned former finance minister Harris Georgiades and former senior executives of ...
Petrides noticed serious shortcomings in citizenship programme in 2017, probe hears (updated)
Major flaws in the citizenship-by- investment (CBI) programme’s procedures were noticed in 2017 by then interior minister Constantinos Petrides who started drafting a code of ethics that would strengthen them, ...
Passport probe holds its first public hearing
The committee of inquiry into the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) programme will on Tuesday be holding its first public hearing, featuring former Finance Minister Harris Georgiades, to be followed by Archbishop Chrysostomos ...
Disy rift over federation as a Cyprus solution
A two-state solution could never be Disy’s choice, the ruling party’s leader Averof Neophytou said on Monday in an apparent criticism of his deputy leader’s comments that ...