Police are requesting the prosecution of former House Speaker Demetris Syllouris and ex-AKEL MP Christakis Giovani implicated in the golden passport scandal, which ended the citizenship for investment scheme. Police have completed
All-Party UK Parliamentary Group Delegation for Cyprus said it would re-double collective commitment to ensure the British Government is doing its utmost to reunite the island as a bizonal, bicommunal federation, with
Cyprus on Monday swore in its 56 new MPs following the parliamentary elections, in which ruling DISY and main opposition AKEL lost one seat each, while smaller parties gained seats. The night
Despite losses, Cyprus’ ruling conservatives DISY remained the largest party after Sunday’s vote; communist AKEL had a poor showing, smaller parties made gains as voters snubbed traditional power centres. Among the election
I don’t assume people wake up one morning with the burning desire to become a politician, a disciple of democracy ready to defend the public and serve a greater cause. There’s also
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cyprus and the UK National Federation of Cypriots have urged Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to oppose Turkey’s partitionist agenda at Geneva. They sent letters expressing explicit
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis urged MPs to approve a series of justice reform bills submitted to parliament to avoid Cyprus being tarnished with an ultra-slow legal system. “The justice reform is an
On Friday, the Cypriot parliament finally approved a code of conduct for MPs demanded by the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption monitoring body GRECO. Introducing a code of behaviour for MPs was one
MPs on Monday rounded on Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis for undermining democracy in reporting a Twitter parody account which led police to raid the home of a Larnaca teacher. Appearing before the
Politicians showed true Christmas spirit in not allowing the government to have a budget or spend more money on the COVID-struck fledgeling national health service. Communists AKEL were suddenly concerned about the
