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New EU spending rules bring back debt discipline focus
New EU spending rules bring back debt discipline focus
Economy
by  AFP

With an energy crisis and record high inflation in the EU's rearview mirror, Brussels believes the time has come for the bloc to focus on ensuring sound public finances. The indebted countries -- for example, Italy whose debt is 140 percent of GDP -- believed the pact was a straitjacket that penalised public investment.

'Tomb Raider' owner Embracer splits into three companies
'Tomb Raider' owner Embracer splits into three companies
Technology
by  AFP

Sweden's Embracer, owner of the "Tomb Raider" franchise, announced Monday it would split into three separate companies in a major reset for one of Europe's biggest video game groups. The group will replace Embracer as the main entity on the Stockholm stock exchange and manage the intellectual property rights Embracer has for "The Lord of the Rings" and the "Tomb Raider" games.

Denmark launches its biggest offshore wind farm tender
Denmark launches its biggest offshore wind farm tender
Economy
by  AFP

The Danish Energy Agency on Monday launched its biggest tender for the construction of offshore wind farms, aimed at producing six gigawatts by 2030 -- more than double Denmark's current capacity. This is a massive investment in the green transition," Kristoffer Bottzauw, head of the Danish Energy Agency, said in a statement.