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28th Mar 2024

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MEPs and states agree on CO2 exemption for flights

Late Wednesday night, negotiators from the European Parliament and national governments agreed with a European Commission proposal to continue exempting flights going in and out of the EU from the EU's emissions trading system, while talks are ongoing internationally. "We fully support ongoing [International Civil Aviation Organisation] negotiations for the development of comprehensive and unified international rules [on curbing CO2 emissions from flights]," said Estonian environment minister Siim Kiisler.

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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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