ROME (Reuters) – Italy is sticking to the reform timetable required to access almost 200 billion euros ($210.6 billion) of European Union funding, European Economics Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Sunday. The new government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni must meet another 25 targets by the end of the year to receive the next tranche …
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By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Investments through Portugal’s “golden visa”, which gives wealthy foreigners residence rights, jumped nearly 50% last month, data showed on Sunday, as the government considers whether to scrap the controversial scheme. The golden visa has been heavily criticised at home for sending house prices and rents up, and the European …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan discussed their two countries’ joint energy projects, especially in the gas sector, in a phone call on Sunday, Russian news agencies cited the Kremlin as saying. The two leaders exchanged opinions on the creation of a regional gas hub in Turkey, the …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Europe is simply switching from dependency on Russian gas to dependency on liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States, the RIA news agency quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Sunday. European Union countries held emergency negotiations on Saturday as they attempt to line up a deal to cap prices …
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PARIS (Reuters) -French nuclear output surpassed 40 gigawatts (GW) for the first time in nine months this weekend as the country experiences a cold snap, in a sign that the resumption of three reactors was boosting production, grid operator RTE data showed on Sunday. The head of the country’s CRE energy watchdog had said on …
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(Reuters) – Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. The company said users could subscribe to the revamped service that will allow subscribers to edit tweets, upload 1080p videos and get a …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A dozen countries including Belgium, Italy, Poland and Slovenia have made a push to “significantly” lower a planned European Union cap on gas prices, as the bloc struggles to strike a deal on the measure. Gas prices in Europe have soared this year after Russia slashed gas deliveries following its …
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By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium will impose new taxes on older, noisier planes as well as private jets and short-haul flights in a bid to reduce noise and air pollution, according to a government statement. Currently, aircraft using Brussels Airport have to pay a tax determined by the noise level generated at take-off …
HONG KONG (Reuters) – PwC said on Saturday it plans to invest more than 1 billion yuan ($140 million) to establish an education and innovation centre China’s island province of Hainan, a tourism hub. The Reimagine Park project, to occupy 16 acres in Sanya in the Chinese southern province, is due to open in 2025. …
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By Mehnaz Yasmin and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried is set to testify before a U.S. House committee on Tuesday, the cryptocurrency exchange’s founder and the congressional panel said on Friday, as regulators investigate his role in the wake of its collapse. The chair of the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, …
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