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29th Mar 2024

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EU parliament approves copyright reform

The European Parliament adopted on Wednesday a reform of copyright on the internet, with 438 MEPs voting in favour of the latest proposal and 226 against. "This is an excellent message sent to the European creative industries," said Axel Voss, the German centre-right MEP who steered the text. The reform, which was first rejected by MEPs in July, was opposed by internet companies and supported by many artists and journalists.

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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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