People in Cyprus are living in uncertainty. They bear witness to governance that has failed them and excels in improvisation, scandals, and misunderstandings. The situation has reached unacceptable levels: The rule of
A report by international auditors and advisory PwC regarding Cyprus’ prevailing real estate market is worth studying. It reports on the reduction of real estate demand, something which I expect will get
A US State Department Country Report on Human Rights Practices has highlighted serious corruption in Cyprus, violence targeting ethnic minorities, and not investigating attacks against women. In its executive summary, the report
It was easy to be distracted this week. The European Union picked a fight with AstraZeneca, more life-saving vaccines coming online and the Cyprus government suddenly growing a conscience about corruption. There
It took a veteran politician with 40 years of public service, nearing the end of his second administration, to realise there’s a problem with corruption in Cyprus. Perhaps, the President took a
The government announced Friday a series of actions and measures designed to fight corruption based on the rule of law, transparency, and accountability to win back the public’s trust. President Nicos Anastasiades
President Nicos Anastasiades said his government would announce Friday major anti-graft reforms after it scrapped its controversial passport-for-investment scheme last year. Cyprus dropped the “golden passport” scheme in November after Al Jazeera
Cyprus received another blow to its tarnished reputation as it dropped one notch to 42nd in Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) on Thursday. The news comes as government and senior
DIKO is the first party to say outright it will reject the 2021 state budget at the parliament’s plenum for final debate and approval on December 17. It may be punishing the
Scolded by an anti-corruption report, Cypriot MPs say they will approve pending legislation that scrutinises their assets, incomes and links to lobbying groups. The House Ethics Committee said it aims to have
