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29th Mar 2024

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Applications for free EU train tickets open on Tuesday

EU citizens who are 18 years old on 1 July may apply for the DiscoverEU travel programme as of noon Tuesday. Those selected will receive travel tickets worth on average €255, according to the rules. These also state that travel should be done by rail, but in exceptional cases by ferry, bus, or plane. Some 15,000 tickets will be awarded. Participants are "invited to report back on their travel experiences".

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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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