Two parliamentarians from the ruling party in Cyprus have introduced freedom of information legislation (in Greek).
Nicos Tornaritis and Sotiris Sampson (the latter being the president of the Legal Committee) belong to DISY, the right-wing governing party.
The FOI law was prepared and promoted by Politeia (a civil society organization) in cooperation with IKME and the University of Nicosia Law Clinic. Politeia has previously arranged meetings with the political parties seeking consensus on the draft.
The current president of Cyprus has included transparency among his “binding” promises. Supporters of the access law feel optimistic, although one noted that the collapse of the economy is the more “burning” issue.
Transparency in Cyprus also is being stressed as an issue by the International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank and European Commission.
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