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28th Mar 2024

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Belarus opposition leader: 'Every Russian soldier' must leave

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya Wednesday called on "every Russian soldier" to leave Belarus and said all involved in Russian attacks from Belarus' territory "must be held accountable". Referring to Russia, Tikhanovskaya said Belarus and Ukraine has the same enemy. She argued that Ukraine and Belarus' fate is intertwined. "Without [a] free Belarus, there will be a constant threat to Ukraine and our neighbouring countries," she said.

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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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