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28th Mar 2024

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UK border bill violates international law, say critics

A nationality and borders bill prosed by UK home secretary Priti Patel violates international human rights, say immigration lawyers. "This bill represents the biggest legal assault on international refugee law ever seen in the UK," said a legal opinion commissioned by the human-rights group Freedom From Torture. The bill says its objective is to make asylum more fair, deter illegal entry, and deport those not entitled to protection.

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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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