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28th Mar 2024

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May begins two-day Brexit visit to Northern Ireland

UK prime minister Theresa May begins on Tuesday a two-day visit to Northern Ireland aimed at underlining her commitment to prevent a hard border after Brexit. The trip comes as May's government met on Monday to discuss alternative arrangements to the Irish backstop with a working group including pro-Brexit MPs. May is expected to give a speech on Brexit policy and meet business leaders on Tuesday.

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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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