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France's top court upholds Covid pass as 'balanced trade-off'

The highest constitutional court in France on Thursday upheld a new law that requires a Covid-19 pass to enter cafes, restaurants and other public venues, as well as the compulsory vaccination for health workers by mid-September, according to France24. The controversial health pass has sparked mass protests for weeks. But the French constitutional court said the measures represent a "balanced trade-off" between public health concerns and individual freedoms.

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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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