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Poland calls on Belarus to allow aid to stranded migrants

Poland has accused the Belarusian authorities of not allowing humanitarian assistance to be delivered to a group of about 30 migrants stranded on the border between the two countries, RadioFreeEurope writes. Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland has dispatched humanitarian aid by road that Belarus has so far refused to accept. "We are appealing again. We are trying to ensure that we receive their consent," Morawiecki 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.

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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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