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29th Mar 2024

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US to slash troop numbers at German bases

US president Donald Trump, Saturday, agreed to pull out 9,500 American soldiers from the 35,000 or so stationed in Germany since Cold War times, US media report citing officials. Some British MPs complained he should have first consulted Nato allies. Poland also voiced concern due to its history of conflict with Russia. US bases in Germany were "in the interest of both our countries" German foreign minister Heiko Maas said.

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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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