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Corbyn plays down prospect of second Brexit referendum

Jeremy Corbyn, the UK Labour leader, has risked reopening the party's Brexit wounds by arguing there will be "positives" from leaving the EU. Speaking to media about Labour's annual conference in Brighton, Corbyn also played down offering a second referendum on Brexit, as suggested by London mayor Sadiq Khan. "We are not planning any referendum. Sadiq is obviously thinking through all scenarios and possibilities," Corbyn told Sky News.

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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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