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EU sanctions possible over Navalny 'chemical' attack

The EU has indicated it might adopt targeted sanctions against Russians guilty of poisoning opposition activist Alexei Navalny with novichok, a "chemical weapon", it said Thursday. "The European Union calls for a joint international response and reserves the right to take appropriate actions, including through restrictive measures," the EU foreign service said. The EU recently adopted sanctions against four Russians over another novichok assassination attempt in the UK in 2018.

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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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