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Denmark confiscates thousands of euros from asylum seekers

A controversial Danish law allowing authorities to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers has been used on a handful of occasions since coming into force in February. A total of €15,805, all in cash, has been confiscated, Danish police told AFP in an email. Danish People's Party, Martin Henriksen, said the law had been "a success" and sent a signal that rules have been tightened in Denmark.

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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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