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29th Mar 2024

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EU and UK make 'decisive step' on Brexit agreement

The EU and the UK made a 'decisive step' towards an agreement on the UK's exit, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Brexit minister Davis Davis said on Monday. They agreed in particular on maintaining citizens' rights during the transition period after Brexit that would end in December 2020. Several issues still need to be discussed, especially the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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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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