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19th Mar 2024

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Macron proposes Nordic-style economic model for France

French centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron is leaning towards the Nordic blend of fiscal discipline and public spending. Clarifying his economic policies Macron told Les Echos in an interview that he would reform the labour market to give companies more flexibility to negotiate working hours and pay. “To be fair and sustainable, it [the economic policy] must be environmentally friendly and help social mobility,” he said.

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Borrell: 'Israel provoking famine', urges more aid access

70 percent of northern Gaza is facing famine, new data shows. There is one shower per 5,500 people, and 888 people per toilet. 'How can you live in these conditions?" asked Natalie Boucly of UNRWA at the European Humanitarian Forum.

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

The UN could launch an independent international investigation into Navalny's killing, akin to investigation I conducted on Jamal Khashoggi's assassination, or on Navalny's Novichok poisoning, in my role as special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, writes the secretary-general of Amnesty International.

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