Live Event | EIMF Premises, 25 Megaron Street, Nicosia

Date & Time | 06 April | 16:30-18:00

Speakers: Petros Florides & Dr. Adonis Pegasiou | Moderator: Marios Clerides

As part of the Open Seminar Series for the Spring Semester 2023, the Centre of Good Governance invites you to the second seminar of the Spring Semester 2023. The seminar will be focusing on policy options and actions available for bettering the governance of state-owned enterprises.  The aim is to initiate a discussion among the participants that in a constructive manner will promote the ongoing debate on how these organisations can be better governed in a way that will be beneficial to their operations, profitability and sustainability. The topic is considered to be of interest to state and government officials, directors and management staff of SOEs, political party officials, NGOs, academics and journalists and members of the wider public.

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Live Event | EIMF Premises, 25 Megaron Street, Nicosia

Date & Time | 03 May | 16:45-18:30

Opening Remarks: Ms Irene Piki | Speakers: Professor Dimitris Papadimitriou & Dr. Adonis Pegasiou | Moderator: Professor Haridimos Tsoukas

In the forthcoming seminar organised by the Centre for Good Governance our two speakers will be reviewing the cases of Greece and Cyprus, focusing on how the core executive is organised and the head of the executive (President or Prime Minister) establishes control and coordination across the government. Through a comparative perspective the aim will be to offer recommendations that will enhance the governance structures and allow for a better, more productive and efficient management of government. Professor Papadimitriou is the author of numerous publications on the matter, including the book ‘Prime Ministers in Greece: The Paradox of Power’ co-authored with Professor Kevin Featherstone (2015, Oxford University Press). Dr Adonis Pegasiou is part of the Research Project ‘Coordination at the Top: The Secretariats-General of the Executive in Europe’ by the European Group of Public Administration and has studied the case of Cyprus.

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Live Event | EIMF Premises, 25 Megaron Street, Nicosia

Date & Time | 14 June | 16:45-18:30

Opening Remarks: Ms Flora Cresswell | Speakers: MP Irene Charalambides, Mr Marios Kiriaku, Mr Antonis Baltas | Presenter and Moderator: Dr Anna Damaskou 

Wrongdoing in both the public and the private sectors is often committed in secret for a long time, during which, however, non-involved persons may become aware of such malpractices.  It thus becomes crucial for those who know of such actions to be encouraged to report unlawful/unethical behaviour while at the same time it is vital for those who choose do so (whistle-blowers) to be afforded adequate and effective protection.  In this context, the enactment and implementation of the recent Cypriot whistleblowing law raise significant challenges, which need to be addressed by the competent national authorities and corporate professionals in the public and the private sectors , respectively.

In the fourth seminar of the Centre of Good Governance these issues are addressed through a multidimensional perspective covering both legal and practical approaches through interventions of topic experts. The event will be moderated by Dr Anna Damaskou (CFE, CAMS, CGSS, CIPP/E, CIPM – EIMF Adjunct Faculty) and the following experts will be speaking: MP Irene Charalambides (OSCE PA Vice President and Special Representative on Fighting Corruption), Mr Marios Kiriaku (Chief Compliance Officer) and Mr Antonis Baltas (Criminal Lawyer & Adjunct Faculty - University of Nicosia). Introductory Remarks will be made by Ms Flora Cresswell of Transparency International (Regional Coordinator Western Europe)

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