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29th Mar 2024

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Iranian MPs under fire for selfies with Mogherini

Iranian politicians have been criticised for professional behaviour “unworthy of MPs” after photos showed they rushed to take selfies with female EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, who visited Tehran on Saturday to attend the formal inauguration ceremony of president Hassan Rouhani. One MP, Alireza Salimi, called the behaviour "self-surrender to the West", and said that a committee on the conduct of members may probe the incident, the BBC reports.

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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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