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Our View: The govt did not think through the pay rise for the citizenship probe committee
The Anastasiades government’s tendency to shoot itself in the foot, would suggest that very little thought is put into some of its decisions. The...
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Petrides noticed serious shortcomings in citizenship programme in 2017, probe hears
In 2017, interior minister at the time, Constantinos Petrides, had noticed serious shortcomings in the citizenship by investment programme’s...
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Committee of inquiry into citizenship by investment will open to media
The committee of inquiry looking into the citizenship-by-investment (CBI) scheme will finally open to the media as of next week, it was announced...
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British PM Johnson’s father applying for French citizenship
The father of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday he was in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties...
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Govt publishes redacted report into citizenship programme
An investigating panel that probed a certain number of citizenships granted from 2012 to 2018 has suggested examining whether promoters and...
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Former AG enters citizenship fray
Former attorney-general Costas Clerides entered the ongoing fray between the government and the opposition over the citizenship probe, suggesting...
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The two roads to citizenship
By Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras This article focuses on the difference between legally accessing citizenship and purchasing citizenship of the Union...
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Auditor general testifies before citizenship committee for four hours
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Tuesday testified before the investigative committee on citizenships by investment. During the...
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Audit office says number of granted citizenships did not meet criteria (Updated)
A substantial number of citizenships granted through the island’s investment programme did not meet the criteria, suggesting an abuse of power by...
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Petrides testifies for two hours to panel probing citizenship programme
Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides testified for two hours and 40 minutes on Tuesday before a panel probing the island’s citizenship by...
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Former Google CEO applies for Cypriot citizenship
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly applied to obtain Cypriot citizenship, according to US technology news website Recode. Recode...
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Interior Ministry not allowing ‘last-minute’ citizenship
The Interior Ministry defended itself on Friday against allegation it had received hundreds of...
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Last-minute citizenship applications number 416 ministry says
The interior ministry said on Friday it had received 416 citizenship applications between October 13, when the cabinet decided to scrap the...
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Interior ministry has 1,413 citizenship applications pending
The interior ministry said Tuesday it had before it 1,413 pending applications as part of the controversial citizenship by investment programme...
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U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden to seek Russian citizenship
U.S. whistle-blower Edward Snowden and his wife are applying for Russian citizenship in order not to be separated from their future son in an era...
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Investors rush to meet citizenship deadline
Days before Cyprus’ Citizenship by Investment Programme is set to go offline, interior ministry officials and paralegals kicked things into...
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Volunteerism commissioner launches active citizenship campaign
The commissioner for volunteerism has launched a new campaign promoting active citizenship. The campaign, carried out in collaboration...
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AG calls on audit office to butt out of citizenship probe (Update 1)
Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides on Saturday called on the auditor-general and his office to back off from looking at aspects of the...
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18 people given preferential citizenships in casino resort, says Auditor General
The Auditor General’s Office has accused the government of bending the rules on the citizenships for investment programme, by...
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EU citizenship must not be for sale
EU citizenship must not be for sale was the key message from European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, speaking at the European...