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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agorafrom the “optimism bias,” which tends to lead the Brussels institution to making forecasts about potential growth that are too generous. This, in turn, imparts an excess debt bias, putting pressure... that, with this modeling strategy, the future will disappoint is high. The bias is not innocent. Local member states use
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 2)
Agorabias. We noted that the long-run outlook for real GDP growth in the EU27 as a whole appeared.... Kahneman explains the “optimism bias.” The optimism bias is prevalent in groups that constitute.... Kahneman is quite assertive when he writes that: “…the optimistic bias is a significant source of risk
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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
AgoraOn March 26th, the European Council issued a joint statement stressing the objective of a ‘green... of our societies and economies and to sustainable growth, integrating inter alia the green... economies) to be aligned with the vision and targets of the EU Green Deal. Unlike the post-2008
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Pandora's box ajar for Turkey and Greece?
Agora" but his Lausanne remarks made an unannounced visit. He is a man not known for mincing his words but were the Lausanne Treaty revision remarks planned beforehand? Did Erdoğan take an impromptu step... a similar approach akin to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's policy of rallying ethnic
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PM riles SYRIZA with remarks on EU anniversary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece marked on Thursday the 40th anniversary of its accession to what was then the European Economic Community, but remarks made in the presence of EU dignitaries by Prime Minister Kyriakos... for Greece, not a party-political gathering. SYRIZA referred to Mitsotakis’s remarks as “incendiary
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Study indicates bias in German media coverage of Greek crisis
SocietyGerman media reports on the Greek debt crisis have been characterised by bias and superficiality, with most of the coverage opinionated and judgemental, an in-depth study by a German think tank has found. Commissioned by the Hans Böckler Foundation, which is linked to the country’s largest trade
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Can the Green Transition be just?
AgoraThe European Green Deal (EGD) is essentially the EU’s development strategy for 2050. Its central.... A transition that is both green and just for all: is this wishful thinking or a realistically... the production of green hydrogen and biomethane and electricity storage. Thus, despite those advocating
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Bulgaria's Covid-19 vaccination fiasco: excessive risks, mediocre results
Agoranot help convince the citizens in the contrary. For example, a “Green Corridor” was thoughtlessly introduced and subsequently hastily closed. The idea behind the “Green Corridor” was to allow any citizen... Biotech and India’s Bharat Biotech. A question of price While the exact prices the different vaccine
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Media
No image availableamb fòrceps 16/06/18 Expresso Atenas consegue saída ‘limpa’ 08/04/18 The National Green shoots of recovery but little relief for Greeks 24/03/18 La Vanguardia La larga travesía de Grecia 08/03/18... Mitsotakis conquista la mayoría absoluta en Grecia 07/07/19 Publico Mitsotakis prepara-se para vitória
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EU funds seen as cushioning Covid-19 impact, giving govt fiscal space
PoliticsGreek Politics. Sources suggested that the focus will be on: Green transition, infrastructure, modernisation... its future. In the meantime, the government seems pleasantly surprised by the details of the European
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