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29th Mar 2024

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Brexit: Opposition disagrees over no confidence vote

UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday evening proposed a motion of no confidence in prime minister Theresa May over her handling of Brexit. However, it was not a motion against the government, making the move symbolic rather than a bid for new elections. Smaller opposition parties, including the Scottish National Party, have urged Corbyn to support a full-on motion of no confidence, with Brexit 101 days away.

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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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