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Weidmann warns against Italy budget deal

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
German Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has warned against Italy’s budget, which includes a controversial multi-billion fiscal stimulus to boost economic growth. On December 23, Weidmann...

Mihai Opriş on Romania’s renewable sector

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Romania is an energy efficient country since it has its own oil, gas and coal production. It also has a dynamic renewable energy sector....

Danske Bankers detained

DENMARK Theodoros Benakis -
Authorities have detained 10 former Danske employees have been apprehended – the first detentions in connection to the Danish bank’s money laundering scandal. According to...

EU to halt truck CO2 emissions

AUSTRIA Theodoros Benakis -
To reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from trucks and buses by 30% by 2030, European environment ministers agreed to an interim target of a...

Germany’s far-right AfD calls for Toblerone chocolate bar boycott

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
The popular chocolate bar Toblerone is now halal-certified (permissible under Islamic law). And Germany’s far-right AfD party has reacted by calling for a boycott. The...
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