‘Actions not words needed to show accountability’

Accountability must be demonstrated through actions not words, President Nikos Christodoulides pledged on Tuesday afternoon as he headed a cabinet session aimed at following up on the 2024 state action plan.

Addressing ministers, he said on January 29 they had announced a series of measures.

Tuesday marked the third meeting “dedicated completely to the 88 action plans.

“I want to see which ones have been completed, which ones are close to finishing up, and which ones have divergences, so we can make decisions today,” Christodoulides said.

He added that the government had promised accountability with this new scheme of an annual presentation for the government’s plan.

“We braved our own exposure by saying at the beginning of the year what we would do. As such, Cypriot people can see at the end of the year if we did all that we promised.”

For the action plans that require legal regulation and have to head to parliament, cabinet must be briefed and reach out to the House for information on whether they have been discussed or not, he added.

The same must be done for the legal service, so cabinet is aware if the bills are being assessed.