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A law passed two months ago to regulate the taxation of apartments and houses leased to tourists through online platforms like Airbnb has yet to be put into effect, as the government delays implementation due to objections from certain cabinet members.

Dozens of top tech companies — including Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter — have filed a joint legal brief arguing against President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
The brief was filed late Sunday with the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of an ongoing lawsuit against the ban.

When thinking of its brightest stars, one cannot bypass a sensation such as: Outfit 7, whose apps have been downloaded more than three billion times and ware just recenty sell to China investor's for more than US $1 billion.

Google has created a crisis fund worth $4 million to support immigrants stranded outside the U.S. borders, following U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order banning refugees and citizens of certain countries from traveling to the country, the USA Today newspaper reported late on Jan. 29, citing a memo sent by Google CEO Sundar Pichai and confirmed by a company spokesperson. 

U.S. President Donald Trump's border clampdown has stirred Starbucks and Airbnb along with many others to help those affected by the temporary immigration ban -- pledging to hire more refugees and provide accommodation.

Property owners and the representatives of the hotel industry in Greece are in conflict over a regulatory intervention in the rapidly growing new market for short-term lodging rentals via online platforms such as Airbnb, HomeAway and others, as the relevant bill is about to be tabled in Parliament.

The omnibus bill the government is preparing to cover the prior actions required for the second bailout review is in its final stage of drafting and will include tax exemption cuts and abolitions.

Feature image crediti: Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian

Greece's first regulatory framework on property rentals via websites such as Airbnb, HomeAway, FlipKey and HouseTrip will introduce a 5 percent tax per night and impose a fine of 50,000 euros on owners who do not enter their details in the relevant register. Owners' revenues will also be taxed at the rates used for rental incomes (between 15 and 45 percent), depending on the income level.

Airbnb, the leading community driven hospitality company,releasedm its 16 neighborhoods to travel to in 2016, based on travel patterns of more than 40 million people that stayed in homes on Airbnb in 2015 and selected neighborhoods in cities that have gained momentum in the past year.