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EU and Morocco to step up migration ties

The European Commission and Morocco said they would worker closer together to fight migrant smuggling, following the tragic events in the Spanish enclave of Melilla where over 20 died trying to scale its fences. "We stand ready to deepen our cooperation," said EU home affairs commissioner, Ylva Johansson, in Rabat on Friday. Johansson had met with Morocco's interior minister to discuss "new strategies" used by migrants to reach the EU.

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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.

'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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