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29th Mar 2024

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Siumut party demands independence for Greenland

Greenland should become a fully independent country, outside the rule of Denmark, Siumut leader, Aleqa Hammond has said, according to Danmarks Radio. The social-democratic Siumut is currently second largest party in Greenland with Hammond standing good chances to win March elections and become the first female leader of her country.

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EU Modernisation Fund: an open door for fossil gas in Romania

Among the largest sources of financing for energy transition of central and eastern European countries, the €60bn Modernisation Fund remains far from the public eye. And perhaps that's one reason it is often used for financing fossil gas projects.

'Swiftly dial back' interest rates, ECB told

Italian central banker Piero Cipollone in his first monetary policy speech since joining the ECB's board in November, said that the bank should be ready to "swiftly dial back our restrictive monetary policy stance."

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