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US, Cyprus embark on strategic dialogue that officials say demonstrates closest-ever ties
6 months ago

US, Cyprus embark on strategic dialogue that officials say demonstrates closest-ever ties

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus-U.S. relations have reached their highest level yet after the two countries embarked on a strategic dialogue on key issues including defense, security, energy, crisis management and the fight against terrorism, officials said Monday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hailed the development as a “powerful evidence of the strengthening, deepening broadening of the relationship between our …

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Cyprus pitches regional firefighting hub to Israel, Greece
2 years, 7 months ago

Cyprus pitches regional firefighting hub to Israel, Greece

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ foreign minister pitched to his Greek and Israeli counterparts on Monday the creation of an east Mediterranean firefighting hub aimed at quickly addressing huge summer wildfires that could overwhelm any single country. Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides made the proposal during a virtual meeting of the three countries’ top diplomats as well as U.S. Secretary of …

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Israel, Cyprus, Greece power cable link secures EU funding
2 years, 10 months ago

Israel, Cyprus, Greece power cable link secures EU funding

Associated Press  

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The European Union has earmarked 657 million euros for the construction of a 2,000-megawatt undersea electricity cable that will link the power grids of Israel, Cyprus and Greece, Cypriot Energy Minister Natasa Pilides said Thursday. Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said in a statement that the cable “tangibly underscores the significance of the three-way cooperation between Cyprus, Greece …

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Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus and others must eliminate the passport black market

Al Jazeera  

‘Investment programmes’ that tie the granting of citizenship to money can never be truly free of corruption. Al Jazeera’s investigation, The Cyprus Papers Undercover, showed how Cypriot authorities were willing to bypass regulations and even break the law to help criminals obtain European passports via the Cyprus Investment Programme. And when Al Jazeera released its investigation and demonstrated that Cyprus …

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Cyprus: Anti-corruption protests after Al Jazeera passport expose
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus: Anti-corruption protests after Al Jazeera passport expose

Al Jazeera  

The protests followed repeated calls for Cyprus’s second in command Demetris Syllouris to step down. The investigation, The Cyprus Papers Undercover, showed Speaker of the House of Representatives Demetris Syllouris and Member of Parliament Christakis Giovanis being willing to help criminals obtain passports via Cyprus’s citizenship through investment programme. “They want a cleaner Cyprus, they want these people out.” Do …

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Cyprus MP quits in wake of passports-for-sale scandal
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus MP quits in wake of passports-for-sale scandal

Al Jazeera  

A Cypriot MP who was implicated in selling passports to criminals has quit as the country races to stem the fallout following an undercover investigation by Al Jazeera. The moves follow Al Jazeera’s The Cyprus Papers Undercover investigation, which was broadcast on Monday and showed how Giovanis was willing to help a convicted money launderer obtain a passport, even though …

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Cyprus abolishes citizenship through investment programme
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus abolishes citizenship through investment programme

Al Jazeera  

The move comes after an Al Jazeera investigation showed that politicians were willing to help criminals acquire passports. On Monday, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit released The Cyprus Papers Undercover, which showed the willingness of parliament speaker, Demetris Syllouris, and member of parliament, Christakis Giovanis, to aid and abet convicted criminals to obtain a passport through the Citizenship Investment Programme. Weeks …

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Cyprus officials implicated in plan to sell passport to criminals
4 years, 2 months ago

Cyprus officials implicated in plan to sell passport to criminals

Al Jazeera  

Several high-ranking Cypriot officials, politicians, lawyers and real estate developers are implicated in a scheme that allows criminals to buy a European passport using the country’s citizenship through an investment programme, an Al Jazeera investigation has found. Convicted Chinese businessman Cyprus’s citizenship through investment programme grants a Cypriot passport to anyone who invests at least $2.5m in the country, often …

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Exclusive: EU eyes legal action over Cyprus’s ‘golden passport’
4 years, 3 months ago

Exclusive: EU eyes legal action over Cyprus’s ‘golden passport’

Al Jazeera  

EU commissioner for justice calls for changes to citizenship-through-investment scheme after Al Jazeera investigation. European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders has told Al Jazeera he is looking into the possibility of legal action against Cyprus over the country’s citizenship-through-investment scheme. His comments come after Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit published The Cyprus Papers, a collection of leaked documents that showed Cyprus …

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Explainer: What are The Cyprus Papers?
4 years, 4 months ago

Explainer: What are The Cyprus Papers?

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera has obtained over 1,400 Cypriot passport applications, revealing they were sold to criminals and fugitives. The Cyprus Papers are a batch of leaked documents obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit, containing more than 1,400 approved applications for the Cyprus Investment Programme run by the Republic of Cyprus. The programme allows people to buy a Cypriot passport, and …

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