Metsola to visit Cyprus to encourage voting
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said on Wednesday she intends to visit Cyprus to encourage people on the island to vote in June’s European Parliament elections.
Speaking to journalists, ...
Turkish Cypriot MEP slammed for campaigning in north
MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek was on Wednesday slammed for campaigning in the north for re-election by both Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar and the north’s ‘foreign minister’ Tahsin Ertugruloglu.
In ...
Turkish Cypriots encouraged to vote in European election
The European Parliament is doing all it can to encourage Turkish Cypriots to vote in the upcoming elections for MEPs, its representative in Cyprus said on Friday.
“We are doing ...
Former minister registers to stand for MEP
Former Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela announced on Friday he intended to stand on the Disy ticket to be an MEP.
He made the announcement as Disy members were able to ...
New political party for Cyprus MEP
Cypriot MEP Demetris Papadakis on Monday introduced his new political party, named “Aichmi” – the Democratic Movement for Change, during a public gathering he organised.
The former Edek MP Papadakis highlighted ...
Cyprus MEPs hauled over the coals over sanctions evasion reports
Cypriot MEPs said on Thursday the country had been dragged through the mud during a European Parliament plenary session which discussed the latest revelations by the Cyprus Confidential reports, linking ...
MEPs set to discuss Cyprus Confidential report
Tighter anti-money laundering rules in light of the Cyprus Confidential investigation and also the lack of adequate legislative follow-up to Parliament’s inquiry into the use of spyware, are set ...
Intense day of local elections in June
Political parties were informed on Wednesday of the changes which have taken place in the electoral system due to recently enacted local government reforms.
In a meeting regarding next year’...
EU assembly starts review of immunity of two MEPs over graft scandal
The European Parliament began a month-long procedure on Monday to waive the immunity from prosecution of two lawmakers who Belgian investigators want to question over a cash-for-influence corruption scandal.
Parliament ...
European Parliament to waive immunity of two MEPs in corruption case
The European Parliament said on Monday it had begun a procedure to waive the immunity of two of its members after a request from Belgian judiciary investigating a European Union-Qatar ...
Disy’s Eleni Stavrou becomes MEP
Disy party member Eleni Stavrou became an MEP on Wednesday, replacing Lefteris Christoforou, who took up a post with the European Court of Auditors.
She took the position because the ...
‘Spy van’ findings will remain secret says AG after meeting MEPs (Update 2)
Attorney general George Savvides said on Wednesday the independent criminal investigator Ilias Stephanou’s findings on the infamous ‘spy van’ case in 2019 cannot be made public as they are part ...
Turkey becoming ‘persistently further from EU values and standards’
Without clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms, the European Parliament cannot envisage resuming accession negotiations with Turkey, MEPs warned in a report adopted on Thursday.
The report was adopted ...
Akel MEP pledges legal action over disputed university post
Akel MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek said on Wednesday he will legally challenge the constitution, which he was accused of violating by holding an unpaid teaching post at the University of Cyprus ...
Former MEP to face sexual harassment charges on July 1
A former MEP who was accused by a Cypriot woman of sexual harassment while he was in office will be called to answer to the charge of indecent assault on ...
Sexual harassment charges to be filed against former MEP (updated)
The law office of Republic has instructed police to file sexual harassment charges against a former politician, police spokesman Christos Andreou told CyBC on Friday. He would not identify the ...