News: Politics
Cyprus news in the “Politics” category — updated throughout the day.
PoliticsAttorney-general and deputy recuse themselves from Anastasiades report investigation
Nicosia, Cyprus. Attorney-general George Savvides and his deputy Savvas Angelides said on Wednesday they will recuse themselves from any further involvement in investigations related to an anti-corruption authority report that found former president Nicos…
PoliticsAndreas Mavroyiannis urges caution on recusal calls in Cyprus corruption case
Nicosia, Cyprus. Former Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Andreas Mavroyiannis on Wednesday urged caution over calls for the attorney-general…
PoliticsEurope urged to build and scale critical technologies, says Cyprus deputy minister
Nicosia, Cyprus. Europe must move beyond regulating technologies developed elsewhere and become a builder, deployer and scaler of…
PoliticsKazakhstan makes first financial contribution to Cyprus missing persons committee
Nicosia, Cyprus. Kazakhstan has made its first financial contribution to the Committee on Missing Persons with a donation…
PoliticsCyprus House to approve committee composition and elect ethics committee members
Nicosia, Cyprus. The House plenum will convene at 9.30am on Wednesday to approve the composition of parliamentary committees…
PoliticsCyprus government vows full investigation after anti-corruption report on Mafia State allegations
Nicosia, Cyprus. President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday evening that the government would do “whatever is necessary” for…
PoliticsIsrael transfers planning powers at Hebron shrine from Palestinian authorities
Hebron, Palestinian Territories. Israel has transferred planning and construction powers at a Jewish and Muslim shrine in the…
PoliticsCypriot MEPs urge EU to treat Turkey as threat during parliament debate
Strasbourg, France. Cypriot members of the European Parliament on Tuesday called on the European Union to treat Turkey…
PoliticsEuropean Parliament backs EU-US trade measures as Cypriot MEP Panayiotou votes against
Brussels, Belgium. The European Parliament on Tuesday approved two pieces of legislation aimed at easing trade between the…
PoliticsTufan Erhurman urges results at next enlarged Cyprus meeting
Nicosia, Cyprus. Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Tuesday called for the next enlarged meeting on the Cyprus…
PoliticsLawyer calls for attorney-general and deputy to step aside over Anastasiades inquiry
Nicosia, Cyprus. Lawyer Leto Kariolou on Tuesday called for the removal of attorney-general Giorgos Savvides and his deputy…