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29th Mar 2024

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Norways deputy Labour party leader resigns over sex claims

Former Norwegian minister Trond Giske, a deputy leader of the Labour party, announced on Sunday his resignation after accusations that he sexually harassed at least six young women. Giske also gave up his position in the Norwegian parliament's finance committee. Labour party leader Jonas Gahr Store said in a statement that he respected Giske's decision.

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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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