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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign Policythe asylum seekers coming to its gates as enemies instead of human beings, by using gas, bullets... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece... against other countries, is not entitled to invoke justice and human rights. After all, Turkey's
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 2)
Agora, Fast and Slow,” the psychologist Daniel Kahneman explains that human beings are often “not rational...” (Thinking, Fast and Slow, page 252) Mr. Kahneman also explains that such biases are entirely human... that the true baseline sits several degrees below the indicated one. We are all human and we all want
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Newsletter 373 - 10/03/2023
of the crash, the minister said that although human error was probably a factor, the appropriate... the fatal accident, Mitsotakis had suggested that the crash was mainly down to human error... aware of this,” wrote the PM. “We cannot, we do not want to, and we must not hide behind human
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ND suffers ratings blow after train crash, hopes time is on its side
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe accident was a matter of human error or whether there are other issues that needed to be discussed... by the human error argument that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis initially offered as an explanation.... The dangers highlighted included those of human error, particularly by station masters. A key line
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Mitsotakis faces down critics over handling of forest fires
PoliticsGreek Politics, that the lack of human casualties proved the readiness of the state and the hospitable instincts of ordinary... of the response, stressing that the priority is the protection of human lives. He added... of human casualties and praise the efforts of the emergency services. This suggests
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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek Politicsof human error more plausible. Sunday’s edition of To Vima contained a report which claimed... in the Greek media was edited. The government added in its official response that the “human error” element... that there is a concerted effort to destabilise the government by taking advantage of the human suffering caused
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Mitsotakis raises bar for EP vote success as fringe parties and abstention hold key to result
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOmbudsman is also investigating the Coast Guard’s actions in relation to the sinking. Human rights advocates.... This is the second high-profile case of alleged human trafficking to be dismissed in recent months... a human trafficking network for lack of evidence. Migration and border control remain high
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Deadly collision throws spotlight on government’s migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicson the incident, adding that the rules of engagement must prioritise human lives, while SYRIZA leader.... The proposals have been condemned by human rights advocates for violating international law, but also... and unconstitutional by the National Committee on Human Rights. Political context Migration Minister
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. NGO criticism Human‑rights organisations have sharply criticised the legislation, warning..., for activities that could be interpreted as facilitating irregular entry. Human Rights Watch has described... is complying with European Court of Human Rights rulings. Course of Freedom MPs demanded that Shipping
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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis... government, with Pavlopoulos as Interior Minister, issued a presidential decree that allowed fixed-term
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