How the world sees Greece
Three men aged 53, 44 and 43 – two Limassol residents and one person from Larnaca – were remanded for seven days earlier in the week following nine police raids on Tuesday in three districts in Cyprus, and in GREECE, Bulgaria and the Netherlands in broader collaboration with Europol's mobile unit.
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Turkey blames GREEK Cypriot intransigence for the talks' failure, also faulting the European Union for admitting Cyprus as a divided island into the union in 2004 after the GREEK Cypriot administration rejected a peace deal. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was declared on Nov. 15, 1983 ...
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During an interrogation at the Prosecution of Serious Crimes, Alban Aliaj, former driver of former Minister of Interior Affairs Saimir Tahiri confirmed that Tahiri had met his cousins, the Habilaj brothers, in GREECE. According to Aliaj's testimony, Tahiri had met Artan Habilaj in August 2014 in GREECE during a ...
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So far French officials have reported 35 cases of children getting salmonella poisoning from the contaminated milk powder, while one case has been reported in Spain and another is being investigated in GREECE. Asked about the discrepancy between the reported cases and the number of lawsuits, ...
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After perusing a 600-page translation of the legislation, representatives of GREECE'S creditors have deemed that another 50 prior actions remain unaccounted for and must also be enforced over the coming days. GREECE has been given until Wednesday to adopt those prior actions, with European officials ...
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[FILE PHOTO: Customers shop for ]Thomson Reuters * A REPORT FROM NEW FRONTIER DATA ESTIMATES THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY COULD GENERATE $131.8 BILLION IN FEDERAL TAX REVENUE AND ADD 1.1 MILLION JOBS BY 2025 IF IT'S LEGALIZED FOR ADULT USE IN ALL 50 STATES. * IF THE US WERE TO LEGALIZE CANNABIS FEDERALLY TODAY, IT WOULD ADD 782,000 JOBS TO THE ECONOMY, ACCORDING TO THE STUDY. * THE COUNTRY COULD BE LEAVING BILLIONS IN TAX REVENUE ON THE TABLE IF IT KEEPS THE STATUS QUO PATCHWORK OF STATE LAWS , RATHER THAN COHERENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS. ------------------------- Marijuana legalization could create $132 billion in federal tax revenue and inject over a million jobs into the US labor market by 2025 if it becomes legal nationwide, a new study says. The study, from cannabis industry analytics firm New Frontier Data, seeks to estimate the total economic impact of the nascent industry. Cannabis is legal in eight states, including California, which legalized recreational sales on January 1. Vermont is likely to join that list once Gov. Phil Scott signs a bill legalizing the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana into law. The study assumes the tax revenue, which will add $131.8 billion cumulatively to the US Treasury by 2025, will come from a 15% retail tax, payroll tax deductions, and a 35% business tax. Sales tax alone on cannabis would add $51.7 billion to US coffers between 2017 and 2025. While commercial cannabis markets are up-and-running in eight states, the federal government can't collect any taxes on the industry since cannabis is considered an illegal, Schedule I drug. That means cannabis would be an entirely new revenue source for the US government. "If cannabis businesses were legalized tomorrow and taxed as normal businesses with a standard 35 percent tax rate, cannabis businesses would infuse the U.S. economy with an additional $12.6 billion this year," New Frontier's CEO, Giadha Aguirre De Carcer said in a statement. [FILE PHOTO: Marijuana plants for sale are displayed at the California Heritage Market in Los Angeles, California July 11, 2014. REUTERS/David McNew ]Thomson Reuters New Frontier's estimates rely on a theoretical model where cannabis is legalized in all 50 states, and Congress creates a structure for the federal government to collect taxes on the industry. The difference between that model and the current patchwork of state laws is $76.8 billion in revenue. In other words, the federal government will leave over $75 billion on the table, if it doesn't legalize the drug, according to New Frontier. That echoes a report from ArcView Market Research, which predicts the entire legal cannabis market to reach $24.5 billion in sales — representing a 21% growth rate — by 2021. If legalized in all 50 states, cannabis would immediately add 782,000 jobs to the US economy. That number would increase to 1.1 million by 2025. To put that number in perspective, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the total US labor force to increase by 10.5 million people in the next decade. But Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a noted cannabis opponent, rescinded Obama-era rules directing the Justice Department to keep its hands off of state-legal cannabis businesses earlier this month, which may put the industry's future in jeopardy. A growing chorus of lawmakers on both sides of the aisle blasted Sessions' move, though the cannabis industry was unperturbed. Public opinion seems to be on the cannabis industry's side. Some 58% of voters said in a Quinnipiac poll on Thursday that marijuana should be legal, and 70% of voters oppose enforcing federal laws in states that have made marijuana legal. NOW WATCH: How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was round over 2,000 years ago
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Turkey blames GREEK Cypriot intransigence for failure of the talks, and the EU for admitting Cyprus as a divided island into the union in 2004, after the GREEK Cypriot administration rejected a peace deal. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which was declared on Nov. 15, 1983, is currently ...
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“Cyclopean architecture, developed urban structures (paved roads and plazas, water supply systems, central sewage), linear B signs, exceptionally aesthetic murals. On the basis of what we knew until now about Mycenean GREECE, such finds were confined to the big palaces (Mycenae, Tirynth, Thebes, ...
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NICOSIA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- A British court in London has allowed a group of Cypriot anticolonial fighters to pursue a court case against the British government demanding compensation for torture about 60 years ago, one of the group said on Saturday. The court case was filed by 34 elderly GREEK ...
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Prominent figures of the GREEK American and Jewish American community will embark on their third International Leadership Mission to meet the leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Israel. The mission convenes Jan. 14, in Athens, Greece; continues to Nicosia, Cyprus, Jan. 16 and 17; and concludes in Israel ...
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These days, however, my husband Alex and I travel with a small boy in tow, and all our two year old, Freddie, wants in life is to be outside, throwing stones and whacking things with sticks. Suddenly long-haul adventures are off the table and beach breaks ...
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The famous Greek rock musician and stand up comedian had suffered another heart attack on December 2nd
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The popularity of superfoods is growing at a fast pace. This is simply because these mostly natural foods are packed with high levels of vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals while they also provide countless benefits that help you live a longer and ...
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The "GREEK Freak" overreacted and jumped at Durant, who just let his hand hover over the ball instead of picking up his dribble. Since the Warriors star didn't put both hands on the ball during his fake out, he could continue his dribble. Durant went around Antetokounmpo and threw down a powerful ...
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Family, friends and anonymous donors have raised the equivalent of more than 10,000 US dollars for the legal defense of a 19-year-old GREEK woman who is in custody in Hong Kong on drug trafficking charges. According to the lawyer representing the family of Eirini Melissaropoulou the amount was ...
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The popular comedian and actor Tzimis Panousis died at the age of 64 on Saturday following a heart attack. His death follows a string of health issues in recent years, including his collapse last December on stage which led to his hospitalization for a few days. Dimitris Panousis was born in 1954 to a ...
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The popular comedian and actor Tzimis Panousis died at the age of 64 on Saturday following a heart attack. His death follows a string of health issues in recent years, including his collapse last December on stage which led to his hospitalization for a few days. Dimitris Panousis was born in 1954 to a ...
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Former GREEK prime Minister George Papandreou was honored in Turkey for his contribution to improving relations between Greece and Turkey and the promotion of peace. At a ceremony in Istanbul he as presented an award by Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul's Büyükçekmece district.
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An international human rights group that has been supporting refugee pregnant women and mothers in Greece for more than two years has launched an appeal to raise funds that would allow it to improve its operations. The Amurtel group, which maintains a ...
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Prominent Greek songwriter, musician and stand-up comedian Tzimis Panousis has died at the age of 64 from a heart attack. Panousis, known in Greece as “Tzimakos” (little Jim) has had heart problems and last month was hospitalized with chest complaints.
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Prominent Greek songwriter, musician and stand-up comedian Tzimis Panousis has died at the age of 64 from a heart attack. Panousis, known in Greece as “Tzimakos” (little Jim) has had heart problems and last month was hospitalized with chest complaints.
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New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday that he will not participate in a council of political party leaders to discuss the name dispute between GREECE and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) unless the coalition government comes up with a clear and unified stance ...
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ATHENS – Greek singer, songwriter and standup comedian Tzimis Panousis died suddenly of a heart attack on Saturday, at the age of 64. He was […] The post Songwriter and Stand-Up Comedian Tzimis Panousis Dies, Aged 64 appeared first on The National Herald.
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"These statements reflect the GREEK Cypriot stance that was the main reason for the failure of the negotiation process which began on the Island in 2008 and ended in 2017 with the closure of the Conference on Cyprus without an outcome," the ministry said, referring to peace talks in Crans-Montana, ...
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ATHENS, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- On Dec. 5, 2017 the sculpture "Phylax" (Guardian in Greek) by well-known and internationally-established sculptor and painter Kostis Georgiou was placed on the beachfront avenue of the Athens Riviera, near the marina of the ...
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The latest U.S.-Turkey friction may be a boom for GREECE and other vacation hot spots in the Med. Political tensions between the U.S. and Turkey may prompt travelers from both countries to choose GREECE or other destinations this season. According to Greek Reporter, Turkish travelers have already ...
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ATHENS – After his own Foreign Ministry said the GREEK Church was as bad as the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party for rejecting use of the word Macedonia for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's prospective new name, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to calm the waters with a letter to ...
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Like Odysseus coming home to Ithaca, a Greek restaurant has returned to 37 Great Neck Rd. When it opened on Jan. 10, Greek Xpress was the fourth Greek restaurant to open at this address just west of Middle Neck Road. It is also the most casual. Mykonos ...
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The Navarino Junior Golf Academy, created at the internationally renowned Costa Navarino resort in extreme southwest GREECE in 2011, on Thursday announced that players from the academy participated in five tournaments organized by the Hellenic Golf Association over the past year. Academy ...
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The latter's appointment comes after a relevant decision by GREECE'S finance minister, and upon a proposal by the Bank of GREECE (BoG) chief. The memorandum-mandated HFSF was launched in July as a private legal entity it does not belong to the public sector and has administrative and financial ...
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A first “electronic” auction for the high-speed passenger ferry “Aiolos Kenteris” on Wednesday failed to attract a single bid in GREECE, with the minimum price set by a relevant bankruptcy court at 6.5 million euros. A previous auction on December 6 had been postponed due to an injunction filed by the ...
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The number of registered unemployed people in GREECE stayed under the "psychological barrier" of one million in October 2017, according to figures released this week by GREECE'S statistical authority (EL.STAT). Although still very high, the figure dropped to 20.7 percent, down more than three ...
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One of the best things about a “roving retirement” is that I can define what it means for me. When I began my living-abroad journey, it was difficult for me to commit to one place to move to, even with all the research I had done. I had a list of ...
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Nor does the GREEK God of Walks specialize in GREEK food at Loma, maybe because he is not GREEK. He is Romanian on his father's side and West Virginian on his mother's side. Her family has ties to the Revolutionary War. Youkilis was nicknamed the GREEK God of Walks by A's general manager Billy ...
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Turkey – a guarantor power along with Greece and the UK under the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee – is not willing to give up its status citing security concerns of Turkish Cypriots and has several times said it disagrees with the GREEK Cypriot sides' position – echoed by EU officials – that the best guarantee ...
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All properties and assets auctions for outstanding debts to the state will go exclusively online as of 1. May 2018, Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos told the Parliament on Friday when he introduced a relevant amendment to the omnibus bill. The amendment was tabled by the finance and the justice ministries and will apply also to … The post Auctions for debts over €500 to the state to go exclusively online appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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Unions of workers at Athens public transport means have called for a 24-hours strike on Monday, January 15th 2018, to protest the new labor law that restricts the right to strike. The Athens Metro, the Tram, the urban train ISAP, buses and trolley buses will remain parked for 24 hours and bring commuters on the … The post Chaos ahead as Athens Public Transport Means launch 24h strike on Jan 15 appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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On the one hand, GREECE is a country where the state's insensitivity means that wheelchair users can't get to work on public transportation because it's still impossible for them to access. On the other, it is a country of initiative, where a town like Kozani has mustered its forces to help a boy get the money ...
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On July 5, 2015, a date that shall live in infamy, the people of Greece were suddenly and deliberately attacked by forces of the Looney […] The post Crying Game: Tsipras’ Partner Baziana Joins Him in Delusionland appeared first on The National Herald.
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ATHENS – The U.S. Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the U.S. Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all U.S. Government offices in Greece will […] The post U.S. Embassy, Consulate to Remain Closed on Jan. 15 appeared first on The National Herald.
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Over the past five years, the number of smokers in GREECE has fallen by 9.6 percentage points, according to the results of a recent survey presented on Friday by health experts in Trikala, central GREECE. According to the study conducted by the American College of GREECE'S public health institute last July ...
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In China, the People's Daily decided it meant “countries that suck”, while Vietnam's Youth newspaper in Ho Chi Minh City went for “rubbish states”. In Europe, GREECE'S daily Ta Nea settled on “thieving countries”. France's venerable Le Monde did not quite get there with “pays de merde” – shit countries.
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Turkey will not accept a "privileged partnership" with the EU, the country's EU Minister Omer Celik has said, cited by Anadolu Agency . "If we are offered a privileged partnership, we will not even consider it, and simply reject," Celik told news channel Haberturk on Friday. German politicians lately proposed the "privileged partnership" for Turkey, instead of full EU membership. "No one can offer a second-class status to Turkey in its EU relations," Celik said, underlining Turkey's clear position on this. The minister also criticized Johannes Hahn, commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations. "Although he is the EU Commissioner for Enlargement, he wants to cut Turkey-EU relations." Turkey had applied for the EU membership in 1987 and accession talks began in 2005. However, negotiations stalled in 2007 due to the objections of the Greek Cypriot administration in the divided island of Cyprus, as well as opposition from Germany and France. To gain membership, Turkey has to successfully conclude negotiations on 35 policy chapters that involve reforms and the adoption of European standards. As of May 2016, 16 chapters had been opened and one concluded. However, in December 2016, the member states said no new chapters will be opened. Celik said Turkey wants to open Chapter 23 on the judiciary and fundamental rights and Chapter 24 on justice, freedom and security.
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GREEK casino officials voiced concerns earlier this week that the planned overhaul of the country's gambling industry favors new casinos over existing ones. A draft bill that calls for significant changes within the nation's gambling sector is currently under consideration by the GREEK government.
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… pleasant Mediterranean climate have made Greece one of the most popular … Greece and its people to life." Tour Highlights Blue Walk Greece … undiscovered regions of France, Italy, Greece, and England. Its clients enjoy …
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Two women died and one is in critical condition after a fire broke out in a Welfare Home for Elderly in Kallithea suburb of south Athens. The fire broke out around 6 o’ clock Saturday morning in the basement of the building, where the room of the women was. Strong fire service forces could extinguish … The post Two die after fire breaks out in Welfare Home for Elderly appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.
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The Foreign Minister of FYROM, Nicola Dimitrov, was interviewed by Reuters, where he revealed the agreement with his Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias, for the setting up of teams from both countries, that will seek potential naming solutions.
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ATHENS police have fired tear gas in clashes with protesters, while stoppages halted ferries and disrupted public transport, as unions stepped up protests against a new austerity bill that will limit the right to strike and speed up property foreclosures. More than 8,000 protesters joined a demonstration in ...
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Pope Francis will visit the Ukrainian GREEK-Catholic Church's Santa Sofia basilica in Rome at the end of January principally in order to pay tribute to one of his former teachers, Salesian Bishop Stefan Czmil, who is buried there. Holy See press office spokesman Greg Burke said in a statement Friday that ...
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"Turkish refugees [in Athens] are the most educated and intellectual segment of Turkish society," said Murat, who fled Turkey for GREECE after July 2016. "We can learn a new language or adapt to the culture in Europe really fast." Murat has been a member of the Gulen movement since 1994. He worked ...
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