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EU tables 10-point plan for future relations with China

The European Commission unveiled on Tuesday (12 March) a 10-point plan for better relations with China, including trade, climate, WTO-reforms, Iran cooperation and a common EU approach to the security of 5G networks and screening of foreign direct investment. The plan is set to be discussed and endorsed by EU leaders at a summit in Brussels on 21-22 March. The next EU-China summit is scheduled for early April.

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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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