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EU vaccine-refuseniks could face travel problems

People who exercise their right to refuse the coronavirus vaccine should not be discriminated against, but might face curbs on international travel in future, EU commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič said Monday after informal video-talks with European affairs ministers. "There will be different options how we handle travel ... the possibility of the electronic vaccination certificate could be added," Šefčovič said, after Greece first proposed the idea of a vaccine-passport scheme.

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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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