Cyprus ranks last in female managers

Cyprus ranks last in female managers

Such instances are relatively rarely seen in Cyprus. Cyprus has recorded the lowest share of women in managerial roles across the European Union, according to new 2024 figures from Eurostat, pointing to a continuing gender imbalance in leadership positions. Across the EU, women held 35.2% of managerial jobs in 2024, an increase from 31.8% in …

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Has Nintendo solved its princess problem?

Has Nintendo solved its princess problem?

There are no queens in the Mushroom Kingdom. Only princesses. Until recently, Princess Peach, the ruling sovereign of Nintendo’s fictional world, was less a leader and more a recurring captive, sometimes relegated to cages suspended over bubbling lava. Hints of a more complex personality were relegated to spinoff games in series like Paper Mario, where …

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Cartoon (23/04/2026) | eKathimerini.com

Cartoon (23/04/2026) | eKathimerini.com

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Athens rebuts Rama timeline claim 

Athens rebuts Rama timeline claim 

File photo. [AP] Athens distanced itself from Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s assessment that an agreement on delimiting an Exclusive Economic Zone could be reached by year’s end, saying it does not share that view, a senior diplomatic source said. Speaking after Rama’s remarks at the Delphi Forum, the source said discussions on a compromise …

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ATHEX: Late rally offsets losses posted earlier

ATHEX: Late rally offsets losses posted earlier

Stocks at the Greek bourse offset their midday losses and closed Thursday’s session with moderate gains, mainly driven by the growth seen among mid-caps. The local market appears to toe the line of the major European bourses, which are much more cautious than the markets in the US or the Far East, which post one …

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Room for more steps | eKathimerini.com

Many important steps have been taken by the state, especially this year, to offer tax relief for working people with children. However, there is still room for improvement, especially when it comes to the nonwage costs and reducing the burden on labor. Any fiscal space that arises each year should be utilized in this direction …

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A humanoid joins the Greek factory floor

A humanoid joins the Greek factory floor

Greece is entering the race to build humanoid factory workers, unveiling its first domestically developed industrial robot, MARK One, ahead of its public debut this week (April 25-27) at the Automation & Robotics Expo 2026 in Athens.  Kathimerini was introduced to MARK One, the first industrial humanoid robot designed and built in Greece.  Developed by …

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Cyprus calls Macron visit historic, cites deepening France ties

Cyprus calls Macron visit historic, cites deepening France ties

Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday described French President Emmanuel Macron’s official visit to Cyprus as historic, saying it highlights the strength and future prospects of strategic ties between the two countries. Speaking at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Christodoulides said the visit marked the first official bilateral trip by a French president to the …

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Former partner main suspect in apparent murder-suicide

Former partner main suspect in apparent murder-suicide

Authorities investigating the death of a 43-year-old woman in Crete are focusing on her former partner, a 40-year-old man, as the main suspect, after he was found dead on Tuesday from a gunshot wound in what is believed to have been suicide. The woman was discovered on Wednesday in the back seat of her car …

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