Recently introduced eIDs are being produced by a private company, formerly headed by Deputy Research Minister Nicodemos Damianou, which was awarded the contract without going through a tender process , an audit report published on Tuesday said.
In October 2024, the deputy ministry approved the awarding of the project, estimated at €3.85 million, to the private company [JCC] without there being an open bidding process, auditor-general Andreas Papaconstantinou said.
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