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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agora. The EC growth outlook in its “baseline” scenario is higher than the “high” or optimistic scenario... rebound in employment shortly after the Covid shock to the EU economy than foreseen by the EC... that the EC assumes that the EU27 growth rate in average labor productivity going forward will more than
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Where are the Conservatives?
Agorathan one based on an ideological projection of being perceived as left, center-left, center-right, or right. That facts and numbers are more important and relevant than marketing campaigns and political..., in the EU sample is 22 members.[1] This means that Greece has a cabinet that is 3 times larger than
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
, looks set to pass through Parliament with a super-majority (more than 200 out of 300 votes) thanks..., west of Athens, is thought to have burned more than 1,500 hectares of land and damaged... that preparation for the fire season began earlier than ever this year, in January. It also argues
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Newsletter 405 - 08/12/2023
after individual taxpayers and small earners rather than corporations and wealth. The unpopularity... group is marketing itself as a more genuine voice for the left than SYRIZA under Kasselakis’s... realism that can change people’s lives” rather than “apolitical governance.” One of the key criticisms
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The nightmare of our choice
Agoracaused more than half of the deaths at Tempe. In the absence of an official and substantiated... more conciliatory, to pacify a clearly angry public as opinion polls showed that more than 70 pct... the freight train’s load. No explanation was given as to why the parliamentary inquiry was less than
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Greece’s 14–29s: Ambitious, anxious and lacking trust
Societysuspect corruption in examinations and grading, with more than half agreeing that grades and exams can... opinions. Social networks are the most popular online activity, with more than 80% of respondents saying they spend more than half an hour every day on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
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Karystianou reveals plans to launch party, threatening to disrupt Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsof leadership, insisting that whoever heads the party must embody courage and selflessness rather than political... as symbolic rather than substantive. Nevertheless, her announcement is likely to shift the political... viewership was reportedly five times higher than usual. The article argued that her rise reflects
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Samaras escalates row with PM as ELAS tries to build credibility
PoliticsGreek Politicsis to personalise the conflict with Mitsotakis rather than with ND as a party. His team believes... to construct an image of a booming economy and citizens supposedly richer and more comfortable than in 2019... - 53% above 2019 - and are roughly 1.5 percentage points of GDP higher than then, suggesting
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PM uses island visit to highlight border control as Tsipras makes decentralisation play
PoliticsGreek Politicssaid that under New Democracy flows had fallen sharply, that Greece now saw visitors rather than... at that moment. Government aides believe this comparison, rather than a generic “stability versus... contractors rather than large business groups, a pointed response to opposition criticism of how EU
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Newsletter 516 - 04/09/2026
at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday, the political terrain is more fluid than at any point since... interventions — rather than temporary handouts — will convince voters that the dividends of growth... for more than six months, the Strait of Hormuz still closed and no prospect of a resolution in sight
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