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29th Mar 2024

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New cars to have speed limiters by 2022

New cars sold in the EU by 2022 must be fitted with devices to automatically stop drivers from exceeding speed limits, according to a political compromise reached on Tuesday between the Parliament, Council and Commission in so-called trilogue negotiations. The deal must formally be approved by the parliament and council. It also included automated emergency braking, sensors, data recording and better vision for drivers to see cyclists and pedestrians.

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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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