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29th Mar 2024

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Macron promises to rebuild Notre Dame

French president Emmanuel Macron promised the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris would be rebuilt after a devastating fire Monday, adding that "the worst had been avoided". Macron called the 12th-century cathedral "our history, our literature, part of our psyche ... So I solemnly say tonight: we will rebuild it together." European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker released a statement on Monday evening about the fire, saying: "What a sad spectacle."

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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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