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28th Mar 2024

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Former PM May mauls Johnson on Brexit and corona

Former UK prime minister Theresa May has launched a double attack on Boris Johnson's government, the Guardian reports. Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, she warned about the security implications of a final no-deal Brexit, leading to loss of intelligence and data cooperation with Europe. She also warned against his coronavirus quarantine plans, saying a 14-day quarantine period for incoming foreigners would harm British trade and jobs.

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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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