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Cyprus Expands Strategic Ties With Qatar Through High-Profile Delegation Visit

Cyprus and Qatar are strengthening their economic and technological bonds, marking a significant step in collaborative business and innovation. A recent delegation from Cyprus, organized by the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) and the Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA), visited Doha to explore new opportunities and exchange insights.

Strengthening Bilateral Ties

The visit, which included a briefing on Qatar’s dynamic business environment, underscored the mutual ambition to foster long-term partnerships. Accompanied by Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Nicodemos Damianou, the delegation demonstrated the government’s commitment to advancing digital transformation and innovation.

Delegation Highlights And Leadership

Key figures in the delegation included former Oev president Antonis Antoniou and CITEA president Dimitris Nisiotis, who led discussions aimed at exploring diverse areas of cooperation. In addition, seven Cypriot companies—each a member of CITEA—actively showcased their services and products, opening the door to sustained business interactions with Qatari enterprises.

Future Prospects

The series of meetings with local companies and industry organizations provided not only a platform for business presentations but also valuable opportunities for networking and strategic dialogue. This initiative paves the way for future joint ventures and collaborations, as both nations look to harness their complementary strengths in technology and commerce.

Women Accounted For More Than Half Of Scientists In 10 EU Regions

In Portugal’s Continente region, 265,100 women worked as scientists and engineers in 2025, representing 46% of the total workforce in these occupations.

Across the EU, women made up more than half of all scientists and engineers in 10 regions. Four were located in Spain, two in Portugal and one in Greece. The remaining regions were Poland’s Makroregion centralny, Sweden’s northernmost region and France’s outermost regions.

Most of these areas had relatively small numbers of scientists and engineers overall. Spain’s Noreste region was the largest, with 102,700 women in these occupations, accounting for 51% of its total workforce.

Women’s Representation Varies Across Europe

The figures highlight considerable regional differences in both the number of women working in science and engineering and their share of the overall workforce.

Cyprus remains below the EU average, with women accounting for 37.8% of scientists and engineers. However, this share is broadly comparable to that of Île-de-France, one of Europe’s largest centres of scientific and engineering employment.

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