thomas jefferson wrote, "at the dawn of the modern greek state, no people sympathize more with greek patriots and none offer more sincere and ardent prayers to heaven for their success than the american people." jefferson's words are true to this day. mr. prime minister, i am proud to report that this past march we celebrated greek independence day right here at the white house. that was great. america and greece draw on this common history and heritage and on our peoples' abiding commitment to freedom and sovereignty. when working together on great challenges and opportunities, now and before us, there are tremendous opportunities before us in so many different ways. the prime minister and i have just concluded a productive discussion on the cooperation between our two countries, including on matters of defense, energy, commerce, and trade. i want to thank the prime minister and the greek people for serving as gracious hosts to our u.s. naval forces. souda bay. i also commend greece for being one of the few nato countries currently spending at least 2% of gdp on defense. my administ

the greek-u.s. relationship may be at their best, compared to the past, since the second world war when our peoples work together and fought together, shoulder to shoulder against fascism. i believe there are many reasons for this. today our strategy is based on mutual respect and it is fed by the significant support provided by the u.s. to greece and to the greek people during the hard times of the economic crisis, support for the exit of greece from the crisis, and at this point i would like to focus. greece fulfills three basic objectives which do not only relate to greece, but i would say of special significance at an international level. first, it is definitely coming out of a crisis, noting wonderful growth rates and it is beginning to attract investment and increase its exports. as we see as well from the greek-u.s. balance of trade. it means leaving behind not only a crisis, but leaving behind the economic model that led to the crisis. second, greece today is the most significant power of se

tesler nicking the city of the one thousand eight revolution was occupied by greek troops.in the second lead it was seen as a humiliation that the city fell without resistance because the ottoman army was too weak in the question it was a w merely a shoot that this was repeated at a day and not far from is to go into the system to get. the balkan nations had defeated the ottoman empire. what was to become. of ottoman macedonia. bulgaria had different ambitions from greece and serbia and they were all against the albanians a new war broke out this time between the parties that it only recently been allies it was no longer a war of liberation by the people against their oppressors now it was a war between nations they all fought for themselves and were prepared to destroy only others all those who spoke a different language or had a different face. entire villages were massacred people were displaced raped and forcibly converted areas were to be cleansed with all means possible. more than four hundred thousand people were forcibly moved most of the muslims. it means the begin

the greek u.s.ationships i do believe that there are many reasons for this today our strategy is based on mutual respect and it is fed by the significant support provided by the u.s. to greece and to the great people during the hard times of the economic crisis. support for the exit of greece from the crisis. at this point i would like to focus a bit. greeks today fulfill three basic objectives which do not only relate to greece but i would say that our special significance at an international level. first it is dynamic coming out of a crisis noting wonderful growth rates and it is beginning to attract investments and increase exports as we see, as well, from the greek/u.s. balance of trade. it is leaving behind not only crisis but it is leaving behind the economic model that led to the crisis. second, greece today is the most significant pillar of security and cooperation and one of the most important but at the same time unstable sensitive areas of the planet. a country with a dynamic multi dimens

to greece, and to the greek people during the hard times of economic crisis.e exit of from crisis. at this point, i would like to focus. greece today phil three basic objectives was to not only relate to greece. i would say that are of special significance and international level. first, it is dynamic coming out of a crisis. noting wonderful growth rates and it is beginning to attract investment and increase its fromts, as we see as well the greek u.s. balance of trade. leaving behind not only crisis, but leaving behind the economic model that led to the crisis. today is the most significant power of security and cooperation in one of the most important, but the same time, unstable, sensitive areas of the planet. dynamic,with a multidimensional foreign policy, it a country which is a reliable partner and ally of the united states, which fulfills its nato obligations and in close cooperation with the united states. which maintains dialogue with turkey despite the difficulties that we face. knowingchallenges, but the very important european course of turkey, it'

thomas jefferson wrote at the dawn of the modern greek state that no people sympathize more with greeks and none offer more sincere and ardent prayers to heaven for their success than the american people. jefferson's words are true to this day. mr. prime minister, i'm proud to report that this past march we celebrated greek independence day right here at the white house. that was great. america and greece draw on this common history and heritage and on our people's abiding commitment to freedom and soft rent. in working together on great challenges and opportunities, now before us there are tremendous opportunities before us in so many different ways. the prime minister and i concluded a very productionive discussion on the cooperation between our two countries including on matters of defense, energy, commerce, and trade. i want to thank the prime minister and the greek people for serving as gracious hosts to the naval forces. i comment for being one of the few nato countries currently spending at least 2% of gdp on defense. my administration informed congress of a potential sale to gr

turning of the page on greek tragedy off the years of economic hardship the country's prime minister says the growth on the horizon. also coming up could the great far wall of china become even more impenetrable. now beijing is threatening to crack down on v.p.n. to lifeline for many foreign firms doing business that. and twenty six years without recession some countries may look at australia's economy with envy but is its economic luck running out we talked to the country's finance minister. this is your business update on her home free in berlin good to have you with us greek prime minister alexis tsipras says his country is quote turning the page after years of economic hardship citing forecasts of two percent growth for this year now he made those comments during a meeting with i.m.f. chief christine leg out but the latest figures suggest greece's goal of quitting its bailout program next year could be overly optimistic. a warm embrace for christine legarde the head of one of the institutions keeping his country of flows the greek prime minister and the i.m.f. chief both won gree

thomas jefferson wrote, "at the dawn of the modern greek state that no people sympathize more with greek patriots and none offer more sincere and ardent prayers to heaven for their success than the american people." jefferson's words are true to this day mr. prime minister, i'm proud to report that this past march we celebrated greek independence day right here at the white house. and that was great america and greece draw on this common history and heritage and on our people's abiding commitment to freedom and sovereignty. in working together on great challenges and opportunities, now before us there are tremendous opportunities before us in so many different ways the prime minister and i have just concluded a very productive discussion on the cooperation between our two countries including on matters of defense, energy, commerce, and trade. i want to thank the prime minister and the people for serving as gracious as hosts to our u.s. naval forces at suda bay. i also commend greece for being one of the few nato countries currently spending at least 2% of gdp on defense. my administratio

previously attributed solely to the greek mainland. turned out to be a handicraft which also originated in troy. many ceramic products for my scene a. not always imported as was one store. near the north east bastion the city and palace walls meet then close a deep well which is accessible to both the ruler and the people in other words in the distribution of scarce resources like water a sense of community prevent a feature of anatolian society. the research is also found still a on the gates cultic groups such details of the reminiscent of the hittite empire and ancient advanced civilization united totally in. another indication that homer described a troy that really existed is the cave with a spring in it to date surrounded by fields. whom i described ruled stone channels where the wives and lovely daughters of troy washed that splendid clothes in peace before the sounds of the kenyans came. but he had to troy is not something out of greek legends hittite writings even describe the city as we lose the home of the lluvia as an endo

the german was certain that a major greek city had existed in the middle east and he found troy today excavation work is carried out under the direction of man for a call from he and his team but taking four was really out of the point and their findings are completely rewriting the history of the city and thus of the ancient one troy is still archaeologist mound of destiny even today. in the northeast sector of the site highly schliemann made a breakthrough he discovered roman hellenistic temple foundations in the same place as late bronze age squared stone walls from the time of the legendary king priam schliemann was forced by this after all he'd already found such walls at another location he wrote in his diary this stone period confronts me with much that i'm unable to explain. for this reason i consider it necessary to present everything in as details a way as possible in the hope that one or the other of my esteemed colleagues might be able to shed some light on those areas which remain obscure to me. the mound of destiny lab or nine cities were built here one on top of the oth

and turning the page on a greek tragedy after years of economic hardship leaders promise growth is said to return. bed physical and let's do business investors call it promise fatigue they want action from china the leader of the world's second biggest economy has cast himself as a champion of globalization but in president she's first term he disappointed many on market reform this time he opened his week long party congress with more pledges to protect the rights and interests of foreign investors he said all businesses registered in china will be treated equally that's not how it is now and she wants to strengthen state firms foreign business groups see that as a push to foster home grown companies. and raising joins us now from singapore and conrad booze in from frankfurt and brian let's start with you what signs a year seeing suggesting she could get somewhere with economic reforms in a new five year term. well but he started with a detailed report card of his achievements as for me in the first five years and he's looking ahead with details of how he's going to face the challenges

s and turning the page on a greek tragedy after years of economic hardship leaders promise growth is said to return. and been physical and that's to business investors call it promise for teak they want action from china the leader of the world's second biggest economy has cast himself as a champion of globalization as the top economy the us were traits but is president xi and in his first term he disappointed many on market reform especially in the debt ridden state sector this time he opened his week long party congress with even more pledges valid to protect the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors said all businesses registered in china will be treated equally u.s. and european firms have banned from certain sectors and forced to share their technology with local competitors to gain access she also wants to strengthen state firms that could be good if it means tackling debt but foreign business groups see it as a push to foster home grown companies in key industries. and raising joins us now from singapore and conrad boos and from frankfurt and dale let's start wi

the greek revolution was inspired by the american revolution. at the same time, our relationship is based on a very dynamic diaspora of greek people here in the u.s. as we underlined earlier, the greek-um's relationships may be at their best compared to the past. since the second world war when our peoples worked together and fought together shoulder to shoulder. and i do believe there are many reasons, our strategy is based on mutual respect and it is fed by the support provided by the u.s. to the greek people during the hard times of economic crisis. i would like to just -- greece today fulfills three basic objectives which not only relate but i would say, a special significance at an international level. first, it is dynamic coming out of a crisis. noting, beginning to attract investments and increase its exports as we see. from the u.s. balance of trade. leaving behind not only a crisis but leaving behind the economic model that led to the crisis. second, greece today is the most significant pillar of security and cooperation in one of the m

it was here nearly three thousand years ago that the greek poet boma wrote of the trojan war the conflict between my c.n.a. and troy the two mightiest empires of the time is said to have dragged on for ten long years the finest warrior has died a hero's death of all for a woman the beautiful house wife of many lives king of my scene a in present day. helen had been abducted by paris son of king priam of troy on the other side of the straits in asia mind in the end troy was defeated and have missed. love hatred revenge. homer's iliad was the first great at the go one literature since then ancient greece has been regarded as the cradle of western civilization. according to houma from troy who could see the aegean island of. today it's called the aga belongs to turkey. merchant and military vessels will kudo sure in a bay protected from the wind monday bishop but everything is exactly as houma described. troll archaeology is mound of destiny. for nearly one hundred fifty years now scientists and treasure hunt has been drawn to the dot analysis in search of traces of the ancient city describi

previously attributed solely to the greek mainland serene's turned out to be a handicraft which also originated in troy. many ceramic products from my scenic. not always imported as was ones. near the north east bastion the city and palace walls meet then close a deep well which is accessible to both the ruler and the people in other words in the distribution of scarce resources like water a sense of community prevent a feature of anatolian society. the research is also found still a on the gates cultic groups such details are also reminiscent of the hittite empire an ancient advanced civilization on a totally in. another indication that homo described a troy that really existed is the cave with a spring in it today it's surrounded by v. once. whom i described ruled stone channels with the wives and lovely daughters of troy washed that splendid clothes in peace before the sounds of the kenyans came. but he had to troy is not something out of greek legends hittite writings even described the city as will loosen the home of the lluvia as an endo demanding trialing. mention is made of o

as we underlined earlier, the greek u.s.ond world war when people work together shoulder to shoulder. and i do believe there are many reasons. today our strategy is based on mutual respect and it is said by significance provided by the u.s. to greece and the greek people during the hard times of economic crisis, support as the exit and at this point i would like to focus a minute. greeks today have three basic object is, which do not only relate to greece, but things that are special significance at an international level. first, it is dynamic coming out of the crisis, noting and beginning to attract investments and increase its exports as we see it as well from the greek u.s. balance of trade, leaving behind not only prices, but leaving behind economic model that lets the prices. second, greece today is the most significant power of security constitution and one of the most important, but at the same time unstable, sensitive areas of the planet. a country with a dynamic foreign policy, a country which is a reliable partner

one in five greeks are still out of work. the economy actually contracted last year. gdp at 176 billion euros was down from the year before. those figures have come at a surprise to lenders, who were expecting modest growth. despite that, the imf seems ready to support greece's desire to exit a program. >> i believe resolute implementation of this program together with an agreement with greece's european partners on debt relief, are essential to support greece's return to sustainable growth in a successful exit from any official financing as soon as next year. reporter: after three bailouts and years of austerity, greeks are keen to wave goodbye to their predecessors -- their creditors. but the numbers will have to match the optimism. daniel: i wonder if that greek drama would make a good musical. brent: let's see if we can do that. it is a musical that is bringing refugees and young germans together. it is all part of a project here in berlin called welcome voices. in our next report, we meet some of the performers of the production, flying high, as they prepare to t

i don't want to be in the eurozone in the country to be a gathering tool for greek banks. let's face it. not in the form of this economy government. week. some of our political approach is just the real world. across the european union nationalist and euro skeptic parties have enjoyed a rise in poured over the past three years in france and the leader of the national front party was the main rival in the country's presidential election and in germany last month not only entered parliament for the first time but it became the third largest party in the bundestag and the freedom party in austria recently came third in elections there former czech foreign minister cyril. believes europe has only itself to blame. in europe are out of face. and we can see euro skeptic forces on the scene so particularly in jeddah many of course in austria this is a massive victory of euro skeptic forces and maybe in the czech republic mr buckbee and his movement and all belongs to the. two d. group of bhakti is who are against it because. within the e.u. or or who. does the movement which some

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president trump welcoming the greek prime minister head of the joint news conference as you heard harris at the top of the hour say. i will be happening just a little bit. we will get to that the first, herman cain, could we get the timeline on taxes out of the way first because it seems to be the first question to lawmakers all day long is it's going to happen for a all and is it going to happen by the end of the year. paul ryan laying out a very aggressive timeline thing is going to pass through the house end of november, past or the sun end of december on the president's desk before christmas. >> herman: it can happen but let me tell you the two biggest barriers are going to be. number one, democrats. you just played joe mansion using the identical democrat negative talking point saying it is a tax cut for the rich. no, it is not. this is what gets me infuriated. it is not a tax cut for the ric rich. they defined the rich is a corporation whose rates are going to go from 35% to 20%. that's not helping the rich. that's helping people who create businesses. and secondly, maybe the rates

i don't want to be in the euro zone i don't want the country to be a guarantor for greek banks. let's face it they're not impaired by the e.u. their form and economy governance. is so weak. some of our political approach is just the real world. across the european union euro skeptic parties have recently been gaining support in france marine le pen leader of the national front party was the main rival to the elected president. in germany fifteen not only entered parliament for the first time but also became the third largest party in the bundestag the freedom party in austria also came third in elections there form a check for a minister cyril's for botha believes that europe's only got itself to blame. in europe are on the face you want. to see euro skeptic forces going to see him partly due to many of course in austria this is a massive victory of what you are skeptical says and maybe in the czech republic mr bucket and his movement under law belongs to the. group of party is who we are against caught us with you all or who. deserve movement which some called the very strong s

support greek efforts to attract investments? thank you >> translator: first of all, this is -- one thing is to intervene legislatively to attract investment. it is different to work on a daily basis to implement these attentions in a stable environment. we opted to reflect with the basic illnesses of greek public administration and to create a friendly environment for foreign investment because this is our investment. investment means jobs. jobs means less unemployment and means return of young people that have left greece, educated greeks that left greece to come back to greece. what did we do? we passed a law in parliament that provides a stable tax environment, tax rate, fixed tax rate for 12 years for investments of high value. we simplified the procedures to provide licenses to investments. we introduced the fast track process for strategic investments. and we also made significant change changes to combat bureaucracy through digitizization procedures, administrative procedures in public administration and our vision is to

and he rights organizations warn the deaths could rise in greek refugee camps this winter after cold weather and a lack of medical help and kills a five year old girl. this is r.t. international coming to you live from moscow i'm kate partridge thank you for joining us. and we start in spain where madrid has asked the senate to remove key figures in the catalan government and how their responsibility is to ministers the measures were announced by prime minister mariano rajoy after article one five five of the constitution was trickett. were no applying article one five five because no government at all in a democratic country could accept that the law be ignored or violated or changed and this is all happened under false criteria and they imposed a criteria on everybody else. we can see now the live pictures in the center of barcelona where the protests that we've been hearing about from medina caution of earlier were said will be taking place later this evening and these people are there protesting against the arrests earlier and also the the triggering of article one five five that

greek banks. let's face it they're not in there form an economy governance. is so weak. some of our political approach is just the real world. across the european union euro skeptic parties have recently been gaining support in france more in the pen the leader of the national front party was the main rival to eventually elected president in. germany the f.t. not only entered parliament for the very first time but also became the third largest party in the park the freedom party and also came third in elections there foreign minister serious for border believes that europe's only got itself to blame . in europe are out of face. and we can see euro skeptic forces going to see him so partly in jedda many of course in austria this is a massive victory of the euro skeptic forces and maybe in the czech republic mr buckbee and his movement under law belongs to the. two did group of party is who are against caught us within the e.u. war or who. does the movement which supports the de very strong send european position in rights organizations are warning that deaths could rise i

human rights activists and n.g.o.s are urging the greek authorities to improve conditions. there are refugee camps as winter approaches there's growing concern asylum seekers and not equipped to cope with freezing conditions well last week a five year old girl died from the cold and a lack of medical support at the morea refugee camp on the island of last boss just hours before her death her parents were reportedly refused extra blankets. were like other refugee camps in greece moria is notorious for its conditions more than fifteen hundred people including children and pregnant women are living there many without any source of heating. well in winter temperature in winter temperatures can drop below zero and as a result dozens of refugees have died in the last few years while we use pledge to give more than a billion euros to greece by twenty twenty to help it cope with the migrant crisis where more than a million refugees have reached the country a main entry point into europe since twenty fifteen but as the influx threatens to overstretch greek resources the e.u. spawns

embrace for christine legarde the head of one of the institutions keeping his country of flows the greek prime minister and the i.m.f. chief both won greece to return to sell for lines as soon as possible without in mind alexis tsipras presented an optimistic outlook for the future of the greek economy. after several years of economic depression. greece is turning page acute risks and the certainty have subsided we cannot make recovery is gaining traction. in. the two thousand and seventeen expected growth rate of. approximately close to two percent has not been seen something like that since two thousand and seven but is the outlook really that rosy let's take a look at the numbers one in five greeks are still lies of work figures released by the country statistic agency on tuesday showed that the economy actually contracted last year and g.d.p. at one hundred seventy six billion euros was down from the year before those figures have come as a surprise to lenders in expecting modest growth despite that the i.m.f. appears ready to support greece is desire for an imminent exit from its th

or if that greek drama would make a good musical perhaps it would have a lot of our voices over to see if we can do that then or there's a musical that is bringing. drama but refugees and young germans closer together it's all part of a project here in berlin that is called welcome voices now in our next report we meet some of the performers of the production flying high as they prepare to take to the stage. the last rehearsal before opening night flying high is turning these teens into singers actors and friends. i've made new friends. that was really great for me. i didn't really know anyone before. we were hers just once a week. and when i'm here i forget the whole world i'm just here with my friends . my hair is eighteen zina is seventeen two years ago maharaj in germany alone from syria xena is german and has lived in berlin for eight years for her the musical provides a creative balance to her preparations for high school graduation exams. the teens have been rehearsing together for half a year they developed a musical from their own ideas the plot a peaceful people is attacked h

her latest project is called my greek table, a 13-part cooking travel series about greece and greek cuisine co-chill lis, welcome to "the dish." >> thank you. >> what's on this table? >> wonderful octopus, grilled onions, grilled lam chops, stuffed pew chop ya and a dessert with custard and a great cockta cocktail. >> what is in the cocktail glass? >> if you could drink baklava, that's what this tastes like. >> tell us about it. >> i was a bad eater as a quds and my father would bribe me to eat dinner. at some point i don't know what happen but i discovered i had a the keeping gene. >> you took a trip when you was from. >> i did. >> what happened? >> i had a total awakening. it was an amazing trip. the feeling i had is i totally get it and i love it. >> you went back there. >> i went a couple of years % after i graduated, went back to the island and met and married my husband. old shoes and old patch. mair someone from your part of the country. >> an old shoe, you're welcome. >> thanks. >> what is the blue zone for people? >> ikaria is a blue zone. it's one of the five places on the planet

greek. let's face it they're not in their formal economy governance. is so weak. some of our political approach is just the real world. across europe in union euro skeptic parties have recently been gaining support in france marie le pen leader of the national front was the main rival to elected president emmanuel macron in germany the f.t. not only entered parliament for the very first time but also became the third largest party in the bundestag or the freedom party in austria also came third in elections there for czech foreign minister several for border thinks that the mood is right for euro skepticism within the e.u. . in europe are on the face of the new one and we can say euro skeptic course is going to seem small partly german many of course in austria this is a very massive victory of the euro skeptic forces and maybe in the czech republic mr babbitt and his movement and law belongs to deal. with the group of party is who are against court us within the e.u. or or who. does a movement which some called the very strong send you look to be in position. ira

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and the greek fans were already waiting. the venue was the nuke at betis amphitheater the stage for the first open air m.t.v. unplugged concerts and the scorpions invited some guest musicians to join them. to understand the hottest from the hamburg band revolver held the first thing he said was i grew up with your music rock you like a hurricane is one of my favorite tracks and the song i'd most like to sing with you. it is. also on hand the singer of norwegian pop group marching market. and it s. morton was one of the first to agree to the project. so he chose wind of change and i think it turned into a very nice unusual version because he has a unique voice so it was just about. to that. line year earlier the band had been ready to retire but there was no talk of that anymore. we're starting over again. the unplugged project was like a fresh shot of energy the fans' reaction to the athens acoustic set was so positive that the musicians decided to take it on a european tour. we end our exports special on the scorpions with

>> all greek to me. the guys inside say you pronounce it just like that.et me spell it out for you. yiro. let me do that again, yiro. year-o. let's eat them! >> okay, so i get that right. this is chris by the way, he owns the place, and also a chef. yiro. so we finally got it straight. it is year-o. >> not jir-o. >> also, for 30 odd, i thought it was made with lamb. >> no. >> how do they do it in greas grease. >> the he goal to make it as us a then the i can as possible, pork, 100% pork. >> no lamb. >> no lamb. >> i'll try it. >> oh, so good. >> what is in there? >> so it is to starts with a pita. then we make all of our sauces in-house, so the traditional yogurt, garlic, then the meat. >> yes? >> then little bit of tomato onion. the way we do it in greece, french fries. >> really? >> yes. so you have three spit back there? >> yes. >> i can hear them trimming offer the meat. >> yep. >> what are the three. >> pork, then goes to lamb and beaver, and then the chicken. so you got a layer of beef. a layer of lamb. stacked on top of each other? >> yes. we don't

greek banks. let's face it they're not impaired by the e.u. they're forming this economy governance and the euro zone is so weak. that some of our political approach is just the real world. well across the new year a skeptic parties have been gaining support in france marine le pen the leader of the national front party was the main rival to elected president emmanuel mccraw when in germany the a.f. dean and i and to parliament for the first time but it became the third largest party in the bundestag while the freedom party in austria also came third in the elections there were former checco foreign ministers settles for water thinks the mood is right for us skepticism in the e.u. . in europe are out of phase. if it's a euro skeptic force it's going to seem so far leave germany of course in austria this is a very massive victory of the euro skeptic forces and maybe in the czech republic mr bucket and his movement under law belongs to the. two d. group of party is who are against it because. within the e.u. or or or who. does the movement which

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. >> reporter: in meeting with the greek republic today, mr. prime minister, how do you plan to provide for foreign investments in greece? and based on the tax that greece is making to bureaucracy and taxation in order to ensure investors around the world that greece is strengthen for business. and mr. president, why would you encourage the u.s. companies to invest in greece? and how can the u.s. support the greek efforts to fully turn the page, attract investments and manage it? thank you. >> translator: first of all, this is -- one thing is to intervene legislatively to attract investment. and it's different to work on a daily basis to implement these intentions in a stable environment. we opted to conflict with the basic illnesses of greek public administrati administration. and to create a friendly environment for foreign investment. because our investment means jobs, and jobs means less unemployment and it means return of young people that have left greece, educated greeks that have left greece to go out of the country and to come back to

we opted to conflict with the basic illnesses of greek public administration. and to create a friendly environment for foreign investment because this is our investment, our -- investment means jobs. jobs means less unemployment and it means return of young people that have left greece, educated greeks that left greece to go to other countries to come back to greece. so what did we do? we passed a law in parliament that provides a stable tax environment, tax rate, a fixed tax rate for 12 years, for investments of high value. we simplified the procedures to provide licenses to investments. we, we introduced the fast track process for strategic investments. and we also made significant changes to hit and combat bureaucracy, to digitization of procedures, administrative procedures and in public administration, and our vision is to have a digital public administration. we really want to make it a practice. i personally have created a task force in the prime minister's office for investments. so we can see whether laws are being implemented. whether there is effecti

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support the greek effort to fully turn the page, attract investments? >> translator: first of all, this is a -- one thing to intervene legislatively to attract investment. it's different to work on a daily basis to implement these intentions in a stable environment. we opted to conflict with the greek illnesses and publication and to create a friendly environment for foreign investment. because this is our investment, our investment means jobs, jobs means less unemployment. it means return of young people that have left greece, educate greeks that have left greece to go to other countries, to come back to greece. what did we do? we passed a law that provides a stable tax environment, tax rate, fixed tax rate for 12 years for investments of high value. we simplified the procedures to provide licenses to investments. we introduced the fast track process for strategic investments. we also made significant change to hit and combat bureaucracy through digitalization of procedures. and our vision is to have a digital public administration that we really want