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UN nuclear experts arrive at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

The group of experts from the UN nuclear watchdog in charge of inspecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine arrived in the Ukrainian-held city of Zaporizhzhia on Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety mission, led by the organisation's chief Rafael Grossi, will assess the plant's security systems and station's facilities, located in a territory which has seen repeated shelling since the Russians took control in March.

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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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