[Cyprus Times] AKEL questions to Commission on Schinas' interference in Cyprus elections

Schinas' intervention on the Cypriot elections raises institutional and political questions, AKEL says in a statement AKEL raises three questions to the European Commission

The recent intervention of the Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr. Margaritis Schinas, on the presidential elections in Cyprus, raises institutional and political issues, AKEL says in a statement.

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"Speaking at the 14th Congress of New Democracy, he spoke of "games in Cyprus, in the presidential election" and expressed support for Averof Neophytou", he notes and adds that AKEL MEP Giorgos Georgiou, with a question he has already tabled, calls on the European Commission to answer the following:

1. How are the statements of the Vice-President consistent with Article 9, point 3 (Participation in national political life during the term of office) of the Commission Decision of 31 January 2018 on the Code of Conduct for Members of the European Commission (2018/C 65/06)?
2. Where does the Vice-President of the EU derive the right to intervene in the internal affairs of an EU country, of which he is not a national, in favour of a candidate?
3. Does the Commission know who, in the Vice-President's words, is "playing games in Cyprus"?

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