The federal government has tried to downplay the very fact President Nicos Anastasiades was explicitly named in a decision specializing in corruption and adopted by the European Parliament on Thursday.
However the opposition is much from prepared to budge on the Pandora Papers revelations with analysts saying Pandora’s Field has simply opened.
The Strasbourg-based Parliament’s decision was adopted by 578 votes in favour, 28 towards and 79 abstentions.
MEPs are calling for thorough investigations to be launched into any wrongdoing uncovered by the Pandora Papers that came about in EU jurisdictions.
MEPs have reserved particular condemnation for plenty of EU and former EU politicians together with Anastasiades, Wopke Hoekstra, Dutch Minister of Finance, Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister and John Dalli, former Maltese Minister and EU Commissioner.
All of them have been talked about within the Pandora papers.
MEPs have additionally known as for authorized motion to be taken by the Fee towards EU nations that don’t correctly execute present legal guidelines.
In Nicosia, the Home Ethics Committee is to start discussions on the Pandora Papers subsequent week however opposition MPs have already described developments as despicable and known as on the President to resign.
“Nicos Anastasiades has made historical past in turning Cyprus right into a laughing inventory all through the world. This isn’t solely an issue for Mr Anastasiades, however an indignity hanging over the nation itself,” principal opposition Akel mentioned in a press release.
However the authorities spokesman’s response was that Akel was resorting to sensationalism and low cost politicking.
And that the media stories clearly haven’t instantly implicated the President in dodgy dealings reminding that Anastasiades himself has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
His response is that the Pandora Papers are speaking concerning the regulation agency bearing his title and nothing else.