American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association,update

 

American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association

Contact: AHEPA Headquarters Phone: 202.232.6300 E-mail: ahepa@ahepa.org

Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce that SMYRNA, the 6-time Hellenic Academy-Award winning epic war drama based on the true catastrophic events that changed the course of our Greek history is coming to the big screen across the United States & Canada in 700 theatres on Thursday, December 8 as one-night only Fathom Events release. 2-time Academy Award Nominated Director, Atom Egoyan says SMYRNA is "An urgent and multilayered examination of an unspeakable atrocity. Told with great passion and brimming with outrage." It’s a great opportunity to gather family members and friends to experience this beautiful and significant film on the big screen. You can find a theatre near you and get your tickets now HERE! To organize group ticketing (25 people+) please click HERE! You can watch the SMYRNA trailer HERE! I would be most grateful if you could please share this exciting news online and through your social networks! Thank you very much. Joseph Samaan - Executive Producer & Pres. of Tanweer Universe

A century after the disaster of Smyrna comes to life the critically acclaimed and moving drama about an elderly Greek American woman whose family diary recounts the 1922 burning of the cosmopolitan city of Smyrna where Greeks, Turks, Jews, Armenians and Levantines once lived together harmoniously. The Fathom Events screening on Thursday, December 8 includes an exclusive special bonus feature with behind the scenes of the making-of SMYRNA with exclusive talent interviews and a live recorded performance of select songs from the original SMYRNA soundtrack with world famous singer Alkistis Protopsalti and other music artists. Written by Mimi Denissi in collaboration with 2-time Tony Award nominee, Martin Sherman, SMYRNA stands as the highest budgeted Greek film, in history, to date. The film is directed by Grigoris Karantinakis with an international cast including Mimi Denissi, Leonidas Kakouris, Burak Hakki, Katerina Geronikolou, Jane Lapotaire, Susan Hampshire, Rupert Graves, Christos Stergioglou and Daphne Alexander. SMYRNA is produced by Tanweer Productions with Dionyssis Samiotis serving as Producer alongside Executive Producers Joseph Samaan and Mimi Denissi. In the U.S. & Canada, promotional partners include Antenna 1 Satellite (ANT1), AHEPA and Papadopoulou. #smyrnamovie #rememberdontforget

USDA update

 

Reviewing the Tariff-Rate Quotas for U.S. Beef Imports The United States is the world’s largest producer of beef and its second-largest importer. Imports mostly consist of lean trimmings used for processing into ground beef. These trimmings, which would otherwise go toward rendering or pet food, add value to the U.S. beef supply chain. Beef imports usually follow the U.S. cattle herd cycle where a contraction leads to an increase in imports and vice versa. For beef imports, the United States established several World Trade Organization (WTO)-negotiated tariff-rate quotas (TRQs). The United States established TRQs for specific countries and gave remaining countries access to an “Other Countries” TRQ. Several countries have gained access to the U.S. market in recent years, thus increasing the competition within the “Other Countries” TRQ. Nevertheless, U.S. beef imports consist of mostly products from free trade agreement (FTA) partners. Please click here to read more >>

Barbeque, Gumbo, Ice Cream and Team USA – America Leads with our Best at the FIFA World Cup There are only a few things in life that can bring together and excite a global community, and food and sports are two of those things! USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is tapping into these uniting experiences by shining a spotlight on high-quality, safe, delicious, and sustainably produced U.S. foods during the 2022 FIFA World Cup, underway in Qatar. This groundbreaking effort, organized by FAS’s Office of Agricultural Affairs in Dubai and the U.S. Embassy in Qatar, is introducing nearly 130,000 visitors per day to the great variety and quality of U.S. foods at the USA Pavilion. Located in the heart of Doha, in a fan zone featuring international pavilions, visitors to the USA Pavilion feel as though they’re being transported to the States through the sights, sounds, and smells of everything U.S. agriculture has to offer – including food/ag, education, and tourism. Please click here to read more >>

Opportunities for Expanding U.S. Pet Food Exports to Canada Canada is the United States’ largest export market for pet food, specifically dog and cat food, and the third-largest export destination for all U.S. agricultural products. Canada is also the largest U.S. export market for high-value consumer-oriented products due to proximity, refined transportation logistics, a free trade agreement, and a science-based regulatory environment. In 2021, Canada was the destination for nearly half of all U.S. pet food exports. Canada’s geographical proximity, large disposable income, high pet ownership rate, health consciousness, and preference for e-commerce make it an excellent market opportunity for U.S. pet food exporters. Please click here to read more >>

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION latest update

 

Press material Thursday 1 December 2022

● Council of the EU   01/12/2022 12:56 | Press release | New European agenda for tourism   The Council has adopted conclusions setting out a European Agenda for Tourism 2030, which includes a multi-annual EU work plan to help member states, public authorities, the Commission and stakeholders make the tourism sector greener and more sustainable, resilient and digitalised. "Since the age of Marco Polo, travelling and discovering new destinations has been crucial for human interaction and broadening our horizons. To ensure the competitiveness of this sector, which plays an integral part in our economies, we have presented a set of actions which will facilitate the transition to green and digital in tourism." Jozef Síkela, Czech minister for industry and trade The EU is a top destination for both international visitors and its residents. However, the COVID-19 pandemic had a particularly devastating effect on the tourism ecosystem and has led to significant losses of income and jobs across Europe: around 11 million jobs in the EU tourism sector were affected by the pandemic in 2020. Though the sector started to show signs of recovery, Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine has negatively impacted the provision and affordability of travel and hospitality services, for both European businesses and citizens. Increasing energy prices, high inflation and fuel costs also make travel more expensive. For this reason, the European Agenda for Tourism 2030 emphasises the need to protect the tourism sector and, at the same time, develop a forward-looking vision to take advantage of the willingness of many Europeans to change their travel and tourism habits so as to become more sustainable and responsible.

Press material Thursday 1 December 2022

● Council of the EU   01/12/2022 13:34 | Press release | EU defence industry: Council reaches general approach on boosting common procurement

To δημόσιο χρέος της Γερμανίας αυξήθηκε κατά 1,2 τρισ. μέσα σε τρία χρόνια: Aυτοί που κουνούσαν το δάχτυλο χρωστάνε ήδη δύο τρισεκατομμύρια ευρώ

 https://hellasjournal.com/2022/12/aiti-pou-kounousan-to-dachtilo-stin-ellada-chrostane-dio-tris-evro-to-dimosio-chreos-tis-germanias-afxithike-kata-12-dis-mesa-se-tria-chronia/

|Στα δύο τρισεκατομμύρια ευρώ έχει σκαρφαλώσει από το 2020 το βουνό του γερμανικού δημόσιου χρέους. «Σε 70 χρόνια Ομοσπονδιακής Δημοκρατίας η Γερμανία συσσώρευσε χρέη ύψους 1,3 τρισεκατομμυρίων ευρώ.

Μόλις μέσα σε 3 χρόνια, από το 2020 έως το 2022, το ύψος του χρέους από τα 800 δισεκατομμύρια ευρώ ξεπέρασε, κατά απίστευτο τρόπο, τα 2 τρισεκατομμύρια ευρώ» ανέφερε σε συνέντευξή του στο Γερμανικό Δίκτυο Συντακτών ο Κάι Σέλερ, πρόεδρος του Γερμανικού Ελεγκτικού Συνεδρίου με έδρα τη Βόννη....

Αναγνώσατε πατώντας εδώ:

https://hellasjournal.com/2022/12/aiti-pou-kounousan-to-dachtilo-stin-ellada-chrostane-dio-tris-evro-to-dimosio-chreos-tis-germanias-afxithike-kata-12-dis-mesa-se-tria-chronia/

US Commercial Service Aerospace Team:Aerospace & Defense Exporter Alert, Dec. 2022

 

Market of the Month, Brazil Top U.S. Export Destinations, South America Global Trade Events Contact Us Market of the Month, Brazil Brazil’s defense market remains one of the most important in the Southern Hemisphere. Brazil’s defense budget has hovered around 20-22 billion USD and the budget proposal for 2023 is similar at around $23 billion USD. Major Brazilian Defense Strategic projects include: the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB) and the Navy Nuclear Program (PNM) coordinated by the Brazilian Navy, the Guarani armored wheeled vehicles, the Integrated Border Monitoring System (SISFRON), Cyber Defense, the KC-390 aircraft, Gripen AM-X aircraft modernization, and Space System Strategic Program (coordinated by the Brazilian Air Force_. The National Strategy of Defense (NSD) published in 2008 and revised every 4 years continues to be the guide for the medium and long-term strategy for the defense sector in Brazil. The three strategic sectors highlighted in the NSD are: nuclear, cyber, and space. Additional priorities include promoting the development of and strengthening the Brazilian defense industry, which produces aircraft, vessels, cybernetic tools for data protection, radars, secure communication systems, weapons, among other high-tech items that contribute to the country’s exports of defense items to many third markets in the Middle East and Africa. The U.S. has a long history of trade, investment, space, and defense cooperation with Brazil. The Brazilian space sector has been expanding its activities since the signature and ratifications of the technology safeguards agreement (TSA) between Brazil and the U.S. in 2019. The TSA allows the use of U.S. technology in space launches from Brazil, specifically the Alcantara Space Launch Center. The strategic relationship between Brazil and U.S. in the space sector has been growing in recent years with several foundational agreements signed, such as the Space Situational Awareness Agreement, the CubeSat Agreement to Study Solar Physics, Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task - SPORT, and the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Cooperation Agreement. Priorities for the space sector includes development in the satellite constellations, launch vehicles, a space launch center (Alcantara), and a space operations center. Defense The strong cooperation developed between Brazil and the U.S. in recent years, has contributed for the development of strategic sectors such as defense and space. Currently, there is a successful government-to government and industry-to-industry cooperative efforts leading the market to the establishment of joint ventures and bilateral commercial cooperation that leverage corporate synergies in a range of advanced technologies and capabilities. Space The strategic relationship between Brazil and U.S. in the space sector has been growing in recent years with several foundational agreements signed, such as the Space Situational Awareness Agreement, the CubeSat Agreement to Study Solar Physics, Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task - SPORT, and the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space Cooperation Agreement. Priorities for the space sector includes development in the satellite constellations, launch vehicles, a space launch center (Alcantara), and a space operations center. Upcoming Events Mostra BID, December 6 – 8, 2022 www.mostrabidbrasil.com LAAD 2023, April 11 – 14, 2023 www.laadexpo.com.br SpaceBr, May 9 – 11, 2023 www.spacebrshow.com   Meet Daniele Andrews Aerospace & Defense Commercial Specialist U.S. Embassy Brazil - Brasilia Top U.S. Export Destinations, South America 12 Month Aerospace & Defense Exports to the Countries of South America (USD: October 2021 - September 2022)   Civil Aircraft, Engines, and Parts Defense Civil & Defense Total Argentina $453,774,324 $7,784,867 $461,559,191 Bolivia $29,981,692 $2,252,285 $32,233,977 Brazil $6,348,356,020 $53,697,342 $6,402,053,362 Chile $974,518,410 $24,088,208 $998,606,618 Colombia $1,041,064,245 $84,242,347 $1,125,306,592 Ecuador $71,691,526 $1,269,388 $72,960,914 Fr. Guiana $2,835,871 $7,047 $2,842,918 Guyana $34,119,991 $520,242 $34,640,233 Paraguay $23,000,543 $55,217 $23,055,760 Peru $316,181,681 $5,585,296 $321,766,977 Suriname $3,359,090 $319,974 $3,679,064 Uruguay $252,672,192 $958,156 $253,630,348 Venezuela $7,672,932 $3,522,787 $11,195,719         All South America $9,559,228,517 $184,303,156 $9,743,531,673 Visuals and data... Global Trade Events   Vietnam Dec. 8-10, 2022 Vietnam Defense Show UAE Feb. 20-24, 2023 IDEX Australia Feb. 28 - Mar. 5, 2023 Avalon Airshow Japan Mar. 15-17, 2023 DSEI Japan Canada April 4-6, 2023 Aeromart Montreal Brazil April 11-14, 2023 LAAD Mexico Apr. 26-29, 2023 FAMEX Singapore May 3-5, 2023 Rotorcraft Asia Singapore May 3-5, 2023 IMDEX Asia  Greece May 9- 11, 2023 DEFEA Spain May 17-19, 2023 FEINDEF France June 19-25, 2023 Paris Airshow Colombia July 12-16, 2023 F-Air United Kingdom Sep. 12-15, 2023 DSEI St. Louis, MO Oct. 10-12, 2023 Aerospace Special Processes Supplier Summit So. Korea Oct. 17-22, 2023 ADEX UAE Nov. 12-16, 2023 Dubai Airshow Saudi Arabia Feb. 4-8, 2024 World Defense Show   Contact Us Our mission is to increase U.S. exports, enhance job creation, strengthen national security, promote and protect U.S. commercial interests abroad, and deliver customized solutions to ensure that U.S. businesses compete and win in the global marketplace. Export assistance is provided to U.S. companies who manufacture goods and/or provide services of at least 51% U.S. content. We assist companies in the following areas: International Trade Counseling, Business Matchmaking, Market Intelligence, Customized Services, and much more. Contact Us to find your local International Trade Specialist. Please direct newsletter questions to Erica Ramirez at Erica.Ramirez@trade.gov.  View as a webpage   Tools To Win! Market Research by Country Brazil Colombia More... Export Statistics Monthly U.S. Civil Aircraft, Engines, and Parts Exports Exports (billions, USD) October 2021 7.68 November 2021 7.20 December 2021 8.75 January 2022 3.38 February 2022 6.41 March 2022 7.48 April 2022 7.81 May 2022 7.58 June 2022 8.35 July 2022 7.45 August 2022 7.84 September 2022 8.36 Top 20 U.S. Civil Aircraft, Engines, and Parts Export Destinations (July 2021 - June 2022) 12-Month Total Exports (billions, USD) France 8.40 Canada 7.98 Germany 7.79 United Kingdom 6.56 Brazil 6.35 Singapore 4.70 Mexico 4.66 China 4.65 Japan 2.66 UAE 2.58 Ireland 2.29 Taiwan 1.92 Turkey 1.81 India 1.55 Korea 1.37 Hong Kong 1.19 Netherlands 1.14 Malaysia 1.08 Colombia 1.04 Poland 1.01   Advocacy in Action In 2021 The Advocacy Center Helped U.S. companies WIN BIG! U.S. Companies won foreign government contracts in 57 countries for $16Billion! 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