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New Building Regulation: bonuses return by legislation but not horizontally after the CoE decision
Accused of Carousel Fraud – Seeking CoE intervention to overturn asset-freezing ‘Vourliotis Provision’
Some of the 267 stars of “Carousel” arrested by Vourliotis for damaging the EU and the Greek State with 514,711,348 euros from cross-border fraud have appealed to the CoE.
What the executives of “Carousel”
Mount Athos: Monasteries seek tax exemption for rents, with an appeal to the Council of State
The monasteries of Mountain Athos don’t want to pay tax on the rents they collect from properties they own outside the Athos Peninsula.
By appealing to the Council of State they are seeking a return to the tax regime that was in place before 2010, when their income from rentals outside the region was not taxed.
Big bang in education: Graduate degrees in Greece from Yale, Harvard and 22 other universities abroad
A big bang in the secondary, tertiary and post-secondary education sectors is being pursued by the government.
New Building Regulation: changes for off-plan building and bonuses are coming back
Thousands of property owners are holding their breath on the regulations regarding off-plan building for plots that do not face a recognised road after the Prime Minister’s announcements at the Thessaloniki International Fair, in which he raised hopes of a solution to this Gordian knot.
Finnish Fighter Jets Join NATO Defense Mission Over Bulgaria
The Finnish Air Force has announced its participation in NATO's air defense mission over Bulgaria, Romania, and the Black Sea. Finland's Minister of Defense, Antti Heikkinen, revealed that next year, the country will contribute to NATO's peacetime missions with a Navy ship and a maximum of eight Air Force F/A-18 Hornet fighters.
Devastating 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake in China: 116 Fatalities Reported
A devastating earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck Gansu Province in northwest China's Jishishan county, claiming 116 lives and injuring hundreds, as reported by CNN from state media sources.
China's Defense Minister has been Fired
China's defense minister has been removed from office after weeks of speculation that he would face the same fate as former foreign minister Qin Gang.
Li Shangfu has been sent to resign, the official Xinhua news agency reported, without giving reasons for this decision, the South China Morning Post wrote.
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China names Li Qiang premier nominally in charge of economy
China on Saturday named Li Qiang, a close confidant of top leader Xi Jinping, as the country's next premier nominally in charge of the world's second-largest economy now facing some of its worst prospects in years.
Xi Jinping was Re-Elected as President of China for a Third 5-Year Term
China's parliament unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping as president for an unprecedented third five-year term.
2,952 people participated in the voting of the 14th National People's Congress of People's Representatives. The Associated Press commented that the 69-year-old Xi is on course to remain in power for life.