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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 2)
Agorato the planning fallacy. In its grip, they make decisions based on delusional optimism rather than on a rational... it is not. Making optimistic scenarios is more common than you may think. One of the authors of these blogs... section of economic country reports. More often than not, when you see this, the reader may assume
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Newsletter 373 - 10/03/2023
. Adopting a notably more contrite tone than that with which the government had greeted the grim news... up inflicting more damage on the government than previous disasters or scandals. ND has decided... image than on addressing the realities of the transport network. In the weeks and months before
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Parties give first hint of strategies in reaction to poll announcement
PoliticsGreek Politics, claiming that it has the potential to produce a government with the support of more than a third... less than 10 percent of the vote he prefers to stay in opposition rather than become a junior partner
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BoG sees 2.2 pct growth in 2023 but warns new govt must stick to reforms
Economy. The BoG sees the economy growing faster than it was previously thought, up to 2.2 pct, from 1.5 pct previously, though significantly slower than the nearly 6 pct seen in 2022. Consumption and investment... uncertainty, lower-than-expected RRF funds absorption, halting of reforms or reversal of past reforms
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politics, rather than frontmen, have been convicted of crimes. Last week, former Supreme Court prosecutor... insisted that he was elected the new leader of the party rather than it being a cosmetic appointment... the Supreme Court’s plenary rather than its first section decide whether each party’s leadership fulfils
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SYRIZA's coalition options scrutinised as Tsipras remains focussed on first place
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the leftist and ND turns out to be considerably smaller than expected. Another factor... by arguing that Germany has relied on strong coalition governments for decades rather than single-party... voters, who appear more open to the idea of coalitions, than older ones, who are used to seeing Greece
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshe founded, but with Brigadier Dimitris Hatziliadis leading the grouping, rather than former deputy... by abstaining from a vote of confidence. If just MeRA25 were to abstain, rather than join the coalition, it would bring the threshold for the vote of confidence close to 140, rather than 151. However, even
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Mitsotakis not taking majority for granted despite encouraging poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicspolls continue to suggest that there is little danger of New Democracy not gaining more than 150 seats... for Mitsotakis to be in danger of not having more than 150 MPs. In their bid to drive up flagging support... that Mitsotakis would be able to find some opposition MPs to join his government, rather than risk
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ND doubles down on tax as leaders target weak spots on electoral map
PoliticsGreek Politicsshowed that the wealthy would benefit more from a VAT cut than lower earners, adding... no clear policy other than raising taxes across the board to fund uncosted campaign pledges, an accusation... is more interested in baiting the opposition and rallying its own base than in persuading voters
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PM takes central role as fires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat preparation for the fire season began earlier than ever this year, in January. It also argues... was head of the Attica Regional Authority at the time of the blaze, which led to more than 100 people... rather than one that is highly relevant to the quality of democracy and rule of law in Greece.
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