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Calls for emergency debate as ECB increase interest rates

14 Sep 2026, 22:53 GMT
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The European Parliament has been urged to hold an emergency debate on the European Central Bank's decision to hike interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, amid MEP warnings the decision risks "widening the gap between the rich and the poor".