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29th Mar 2024

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EU watchdog concern over Europol extended mandate

The European Data Protection Supervisor on Monday regretted that the expansion of the EU police agency's (Europol) mandate was not accompanied by "strong" data protection provisions that would allow authorities to monitor the agency's new powers. The watchdog expressed concerns over Europe being able to process very large datasets, where individuals' personal data with no criminal record will be treated in the same way as those who have criminal records.

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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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