Κίνημα Οικολόγων Περιβαλλοντιστών (Movement of Ecologists – Citizens’ Cooperation)
EU RANK: 29 (Tier 1: Top Performance)
The Movement of Ecologists – Citizens’ Cooperation is a green, environmentalist and human‑rights oriented party, positioned on the progressive centre‑left of Cypriot politics. It focuses on environmental protection, anti‑corruption, demilitarisation and social justice, with influence that exceeds its seat share thanks to strong issue‑based campaigning and coalition relevance.
Disinformation and alternative media
The Movement relies on mainstream television, online news sites and its own social‑media channels, and does not control a partisan media conglomerate. It advocates climate science, renewable energy and EU Green Deal alignment and has publicly challenged climate‑sceptic and conspiratorial narratives in Cypriot media debates.
Our research notes the party’s participation in initiatives with fact‑checking organisations and civil‑society platforms monitoring misinformation about energy projects and the Cyprus problem. There is no evidence of organised disinformation campaigns run by the party. Disinformation/alternative‑media risk is low.
Foreign influence and external alignments
The party is strongly pro‑EU, supports Cyprus’s alignment with EU climate, energy and human‑rights policies and is critical of both Russian and other authoritarian interference in the Eastern Mediterranean. It backs UN‑led efforts for a bi‑communal, bi‑zonal federation and favours de‑escalation and confidence‑building measures between communities, framed within international law.
The Movement is not associated with foreign‑state media or financing networks; instead it frequently warns against energy‑sector dependence and opaque deals that can increase external leverage over Cyprus. Foreign‑influence DMI risk is low.
Media capture, advertising and public service media
As a smaller party with limited access to government executive positions and state‑owned enterprises, the Movement has little structural capacity to capture major media. It has consistently criticised advertising‑driven dependence of outlets on big banks, construction and energy interests and has advocated stronger independence guarantees for the public broadcaster RIK.
Our e‑research records its parliamentary interventions demanding transparency in state advertising and ownership, including calls for publication of contracts between large corporations and key TV stations. Media‑capture risk is low.
Corruption, litigation and institutional integrity
Litigation records from 2015–2025 do not show major corruption or abuse‑of‑office cases centred on Movement leaders. The party has been at the forefront of exposing scandals such as the “golden passports” scheme and questionable large‑scale development projects in environmentally sensitive areas.
Its financing relies heavily on public subsidies and small donations; there is little evidence of deep ties to large domestic oligarchic networks. DMI corruption and institutional‑integrity risk is low.
Press freedom, harassment and treatment of media
The Movement presents itself as an ally of investigative journalists and independent media, especially on environmental, corruption and rule‑of‑law issues. It has publicly opposed SLAPP‑style lawsuits and intimidation of reporters revealing corruption, and supported stronger protections for whistle‑blowers and journalists.
Occasional tensions arise with outlets seen as defending large development projects, but these are expressed as policy disagreements rather than campaigns to delegitimise the press. Press‑freedom and harassment DMI risk is low.