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Serbia votes on independence of judiciary in overture to EU

  Bloomberg Serbia may take a step closer to joining the European Union on Sunday, when voters in the Balkan nation will decide on whether to change the constitution to create a more independent judiciary in line with the 27-member bloc’s standards. Shielding judges and prosecutors from political influence is a key step in aligning the former Yugoslav republic’s laws ...

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Ex-minister jumps into French presidential race

  Bloomberg Christiane Taubira, who served as justice minister in the last Socialist government, formally announced her intention to run for president in an already crowded race. “I am a candidate,” Taubira said in a speech in Lyon, weeks after first touting a possible plan to run. “I have been meeting with the French, with you, in your daily lives. ...

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JPMorgan falls most since 2020 on plan for big spending hike

  Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co falls the most since 2020 after the company said compensation and other costs jumped in the fourth quarter ahead of an expected surge this year. Expenses in the last three months of 2021 rise 11% from a year earlier, and the firm said to expect them to rise to about $77 billion this year ...

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