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28th Mar 2024

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Poland broke EU rules over judges' retirement, court says

Poland broke EU law when it lowered the retirement age for judges in 2017 and introduced a different retirement age for women and men in the judiciary, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday. The EU's top court said Poland "failed to fulfil its obligations under EU law" with the controversial measures, which have formed part of the EU's probe into the Polish government's respect for rule of law.

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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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