As of March 1st, legislation concerning lobbying has been put into effect with the aim of promoting transparency and strengthening the rule of law. The focus now shifts to ensuring compliance with its provisions, both by government officials and lobbyists seeking meetings with them. These meetings often involve addressing the demands of interest groups they …
We are pleased to announce that the lobbying law, which has been eagerly anticipated, will officially come into effect on March 1st, 2024. This significant development marks a crucial milestone in the regulation of lobbying activities in Cyprus, promoting transparency, accountability, and ethical standards in public affairs. Under this new legislation, individuals and organisations engaging …
The Independent Authority Against Corruption will accept applications to register in the Lobbyists Register from Monday, November 27. Statement from the Independent Authority Against Corruption said the implementation of the Lobbying Law would bring “revolutionary and radical changes to the way meetings between individuals and officials have been arranged until now.” The purpose of the Law is …
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Cyprus Lobbyists and Public Affairs Professionals organizes a series of seminars entitled “Public Decision Making Procedures (lobbying) in Cyprus – General principles and basic provisions of the Legislation”. The purpose of the seminars is to inform stakeholders in public decision-making processes about the basic provisions of the law voted in February 2022, as well as …
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Members of the board of the Cyprus Association of Lobbyists and Public Affairs Professionals (LPAP) met with the members of the Independent Authority Against Corruption to discuss the measures that the authority will promote in order to enforce the new law on lobbying. The members of LPAP, informed the authority about the awareness seminars …
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The belief that the legislative regulation of lobbying will reform the policy-making in Cyprus was expressed by the Member of the Board of Directors of Cyprus Association of Lobbyists & Public Affairs Professionals, Dr. Nicolas Kyriakides, in an interview with the magazine InBusiness. As Dr. Kyriakides mentions, the regulation of lobbying will promote participatory …
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