European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi said Thursday that allegations surrounding Greece’s agricultural payments body OPEKEPE point to “corruption, nepotism and clientelism,” urging focus on what occurred and who is responsible. Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, Kovesi said attempts to shift attention toward her or the European Public Prosecutor’s Office distract from the substance of …
The European Commission on Thursday proceeded with the disbursement of €1.18 billion from the Recovery and Resilience Facility to Greece, following the positive assessment of a related double request submitted by Greece last December. After Thursday’s disbursement, Greece has now received €24.6 billion from the RRF, amounting to 68.5% of the total budget. The double …
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 …
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A view of Duomo Cathedral and, in the background, the Porta Garibaldi business district, in Milan. [Claudia Greco/Reuters] Greece will no longer be the eurozone’s most indebted country by the end of this year, with its public debt set to fall below Italy’s, according to sources and data from Italy’s new budget plan. Greek debt …