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29th Mar 2024

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UK parliament in lockdown after reported attack

The British parliament has been locked down on Wednesday afternoon, following a report of shootings outside the building. According to police, cited by the media, a policeman was stabbed and another man was shot. A car was also reported to be running people over on Westminster Bridge next to the parliament. Prime minister Theresa May was reportedly inside the parliament building.

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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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