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EU leaders urge China to allow Liu Xiaobo's family to leave

In a joint statement, the European Commission and European Council presidents, Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk, expressed "great sadness" over the death of Chinese human rights defender and Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo. They urged Chinese authorities to allow his wife, Liu Xia, and his family to bury him in the way they choose, and allow them to leave the country. They also call for the release of all political prisoners.

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Opinion

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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