POLITICS
State Paid €11.2m to Parties and Their 100 Aides in 2025
Bills on increasing number and pay of parliamentary assistants deferred to next parliament ahead of elections.
Podium
Editor's Notes: When the First Lady Is a Civil Servant
The simultaneous roles of Philippa Karsera as Director of Consular Affairs and First Lady raise questions about institutional integrity that go beyond her personal qualifications, questions the state has so far failed to answer convincingly.
POLITICS
Presidential Commissioner Under Audit Over Round-the-Clock State Limousine Use
The Audit Service has launched an investigation into whether Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis has been unlawfully using a state limousine on a 24-hour basis, a privilege the law does not extend to his current post. The Presidential Palace has not yet responded to the Service's written questions.
POLITICS
Parliamentary Assistants to Rise to 115 in New House
Three bills propose increasing numbers, raising pay scales and tightening anti-nepotism rules.
POLITICS
Senior Tax Department Official Under Investigation After Keeping Citizens’ Tax Files At Home
A senior official of the Tax Department is under investigation after it emerged that she had confidential tax records of citizens, including those of at least one former high-ranking state official, in her possession at her home.
