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Our tragedy: How could this happen?
Agoraofficials, but said that the accident was mainly due to human error. The blame is being placed..., guilt-free explanation that the failings which caused this crash go much deeper than whether
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agora.: “Price Level Targeting vs. Inflation Targeting: A Free Lunch?” NBER Working Paper, August 1996. Bob... that if expectations are mainly forward looking (as specified in the Phillips Curve equation that posits a tradeoff
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Government strives to prevent farmers' protests gathering pace as flood costs spiral
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the protests being carried out by farmers, mainly in central Greece. The protestors are threatening.... They include tax-free fuel, scrapping of VAT on supplies, suspension of seizures and foreclosures
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Athens moves to avoid repeat of EU division over migration policy
PoliticsForeign Policyof border controls (mainly on the occasion of major sporting or international events) recorded between... in the system is not the free movement of Schengen, but the non-implementation of the Dublin Regulation
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicscriticism about the way authorities dealt with the fire northeast of Athens that led to more than 80... and fire service as they explained to journalists that there is evidence which points to the fires... by the Mati fire. The fact that all four officials involved argued that while some mistakes may have
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA officials), the general secretary for civil protection Yiannis Kapakis and the fire chief (both... that the accounts of survivors of the Mati fire have more value and are more truthful than the explanations... that during the night of the fire, authorities made no mention of any deaths when they met
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Wildfires rekindle longstanding political battle as heatwave forces agenda change
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the deadly Mati fire in 2018, which claimed more than 100 lives and played a significant part in the left... the situation with their own erratic communications around the fire and its aftermath... text messages being sent to mobile phone users in areas that are in danger when there is a fire
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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRapid Mapping Service and the European Forest Fire Observatory (EFFIS) conducted by the National... to contain and extinguish the fire. However, there is also considerable tension in the area around... Vassilis Kikilias revealed on Saturday that since May 1 the fire service has made almost 150 arrests
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere were a few raised eyebrows when SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras spent two days at the semi-autonomous monastic community on Mount Athos in northern Greece last week but his visit should be seen within the context of the leftist party trying to broade...
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Greek ministers prepare Israel visits in bid to further relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyTwo Greek ministers are due to visit Israel shortly as the SYRIZA-Independent Greeks coalition continues to attempt to bolster relations with Tel Aviv. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is expected to arrive to Tel Aviv on July 6 for a two-day visit and De...
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