While the Hungarian central bank pledged to maintain tight monetary conditions and high-interest rates, the economic development ministry capped interest rates for larger institutional investors, with some experts worrying the move may impede the efficiency of monetary transmission and hamper…
Italian utility group Enel will sell its Romanian assets by the end of next year, as part of a larger plan to cut debt and focus on six main markets, the group said on Tuesday (22 November). Romanian and Greek…
Updated with MEP Kostas Arvanitis comments The European Parliament’s leftist GUE-NGL group’s success in having a last-minute resolution and not just a discussion over the FIFA World Cup in Qatar has opened Pandora’s Box in the EU House. Six different…
The government unveiled a draft law that would impose a windfall tax on energy companies in 2022 and 2023 to subsidise renewables and finance measures to reduce electricity demand during peak times. Under the proposal, any revenue over €180 per…
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After two weeks of counting votes, Kevin Kiley, a Sacramento-area state legislator, prevailed in a close contest over a Democratic newcomer, Kermit Jones, in a newly redrawn district. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Image source, EPAImage caption, Many in Germany were bracing for a tough winter after Russia slashed supplies of gasBy Jenny HillBBC News, Wilhelmshaven When Vladimir Putin switched off the gas taps to Europe, Germany more than most feared a winter…