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MPs’ asset declarations back online after data leak

Parliament republished the asset declarations of MPs on its website on Wednesday afternoon, a day after withdrawing them over the accidental posting of material the law does not allow to be made public.

By 8.30pm, statements for 53 of the 56 MPs were online, those missing being Michalis Kounounis, Michalis Paraskevas and Demetris Souglis.

The House said on Tuesday that all former, newly elected and re-elected members had submitted the required statements, which its services would post gradually.

Parts of the statements that the legislation does not provide for publishing were then found to have been posted by mistake, and the declarations were temporarily taken down.

House president Annita Demetriou has ordered an investigation. She asked the services for a report of facts on exactly what happened and for strict compliance with all that the law requires. The issue is expected to go before the House institutions committee.

Alma MP Irene Charalambides wrote to Demetriou saying the House had breached its own legislation.

According to her letter, the site carried material the law expressly bars from publication, including personal data of spouses and reconciliation statements submitted to the tax commissioner.

The statements stayed online until late on Tuesday, despite Parliament’s announcement that they had been withdrawn.

Charalambides said the law was passed by the House “to serve transparency without sacrificing the rights of third parties”.

“The issue is not technical. It is a question of accountability,” she wrote, adding that “a simple apology would not close the matter”.

Disy MP George Pamboridis raised the prospect of criminal liability, saying the Attorney General’s office should prosecute if the data was found to breach the law, and called the presentation of declarations “populism” that “feeds gossip and nothing more”.

The Personal Data Protection Authority has asked for the disputed data and links to be removed from websites where they remain accessible.

It is awaiting formal notification of the breach under Article 33 of the General Data Protection Regulation, which requires this without undue delay and, where feasible, within 72 hours.

The republished statements include those of the party leaders, with Demetriou’s declared net worth being €239,550 as of 4 June 2026, with real estate worth €222,500, deposits of €133,100 and four loans totalling €144,050.

Akel secretary general Stefanos Stefanou declared €116,488, while Elam president Christos Christou declared €52,345.

Diko president Nicolas Papadopoulos declared €958,124, mostly in property received through inheritance.

Alma leader Odysseas Michaelides declared €212,783, including 22 inherited properties declared at zero value, among them property and plots now in the occupied north.

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Pamboridis tops MP wealth declarations at €3.4m

Disy MP George Pamboridis declared net assets of €3.37 million, the highest individual total among MPs in the latest asset declarations published by the House on Tuesday.

The annual declarations (pothen esches) for 2026 were published under legislation introduced in 2024 that gives the tax commissioner powers to audit MPs’ financial statements.

However, 12 MPs, including House President Annita Demetriou and Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos, have declarations updated only to 2024, while Diko MP Chrysanthos Savvides’ filing covers the period up to last year.

Pamboridis, a lawyer who served as health minister from 2015 to 2018, declared family net assets of €5.29 million.

His statement lists €2.79 million associated with shareholdings in four companies, including €1.98 million tied to a 20 per cent stake in Vorando Holding Ltd.

Assets including two Porsches

He also declared deposits of €376,207, vehicles worth €231,500, including two Porsches, and other assets valued at €510,000.

His 26 property entries have a combined current value of €419,000. Most of the land was received through parental inheritance and declared at zero cost.

Papadopoulos ranks next, with net assets of about €1.91 million, excluding shareholdings for which no value was provided.

His declaration lists 11 property entries with a combined current value of about €1.94 million. Six are half-shares in Nicosia offices worth €449,000 in total, all donated by his father, former president Tassos Papadopoulos, between 1993 and 2005.

His four residential properties, acquired through purchases or exchanges in 2007, are worth about €1.42 million. Three are in Strovolos, including two half-shares valued at about €240,000 each and a property in full ownership worth €478,800. All three are mortgaged. The fourth is a half-share in a home in Ayios Andreas valued at about €461,500.

Diko MP Christiana Erotokritou declared individual net assets of €1.26 million, compared with €12.44 million for her family, the largest gap between personal and family totals among the MPs covered.

She reported €316,900 in salary income and €352,980 in dividends. Her property entries total €387,500, while jewellery and paintings were valued at €120,000.

Alma and Elam MPs

Alma MP Irene Charalambides reported individual net assets of €569,292 and family assets of €597,960.

Her declaration lists deposits of €166,969 and valuables and paintings worth €82,000. She also reported €160,100 in parliamentary salary over the period covered, while her spouse received €67,700 in pension income.

The statement records €20,000 in donations and uses a restated comparison base for the previous declaration.

Elam MP Marios Pelekanos declared net assets of €417,198, rising to €1.07 million at family level.

His statement includes a plot and house in Livadia, Larnaca, bought in 2009 for €293,965, as well as more than a dozen shares in land in Meniko received as a donation.

Akel MP Christos Christofides declared €184,801 in his own name and €798,471 for his family.

Disy MP Demetris Demetriou reported individual net assets of €149,666 and family assets of €759,922, up from €638,438 in his previous declaration.

His 21 property entries, consisting mostly of plots and fields in the Geri area received from his father, were declared at zero cost.

His income included €104,522 listed as an inheritance from his father. Family income totalled €377,362, while expenses came to €255,878, including €83,102 in living costs, €20,000 in travel expenses and €6,000 in donations.

Akel MP Ephraim Christou declared net assets of €7,010, largely reflecting an Audi A3 Sportback valued at €7,000 that he acquired through purchase and gift. His deposits stood at €10.

Three MPs reported negative net assets. Akel MP Argentoulla Ioannou declared minus €254,735 after listing a liability of €359,754 payable to Argentoulla Ioannou DEPE, a local company bearing her name.

Elam MP Linos Hadjigeorgiou declared minus €47,727, with loans of €48,268 against deposits of €541.

Fellow Elam MP Andreas Papacharalambous reported minus €19,984 in his own name and minus €66,476 at family level. His declaration lists a €57,907 Eurobank loan against deposits of €4,923.

Averof Neophytou’s declaration dates to 2024

Former Disy leader Averof Neophytou declared net assets of €5.08 million in a filing that dates from 2024. He is not a serving MP and is therefore separate from the ranking of current parliamentarians.

His property alone was valued at about €5.61 million, including a share of plots in Polis Chrysochous valued at €3,567,800.

Neophytou declared annual parliamentary income of €166,452 in 2023, €178,141 in 2022 and €155,395 in 2021.

In September 2023, he also received a lump-sum payment of €65,743 from Polis Chrysochous municipality relating to his time as mayor.

Akel secretary general Stefanos Stefanou declared individual net assets of €116,488, rising to €266,834 with his family.

His family income totalled €400,889, including €197,808 in salary for himself, €32,300 in pension income, €16,154 in travel allowance and €153,977 in salary for his spouse.

Expenses totalled €330,547, including €51,400 in political party contributions, €36,650 in donations to children and €15,000 for a child’s wedding.

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