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Mas quits as Catalan pro-independence party leader

Former Catalan president, Artur Mas, announced on Tuesday his resignation as head of the conservative PDeCat party to pave the way for new leaders of Catalonia's independence movement. The move follows reports of internal divisions, with Mas arguing for broader support before moving on with secession. Mas was Catalan president between 2010 and 2016 and handpicked Carles Puigdemont as his successor as president.

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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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