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29th Mar 2024

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ECJ: Poland's judicial independence in doubt

The EU's top court ruled Tuesday that there are reasons to question the independence of a new judicial chamber in Poland, created under the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government, which monitors and potentially punishes judges. But the European Court of Justice (ECJ) left it to the Polish Supreme Court to examine the new chamber's independence, where some members have been recommended by PiS.

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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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