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29th Mar 2024

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Belgian king: 'deepest regret' for misdeeds in Congo

The king of Belgium, Philippe, has sent a letter to Congo's president Félix Tshisekedi, conveying his "deepest regret" for the "acts of violence" committed during the reign of king Leopold II and during the colonial period, on the occasion of Tuesday's 60th anniversary of Congolese independence. He also writes of wounds of the past and of the present by "acts of discrimination", referring to Black Lives Matter protests in Brussels.

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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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