EU weighs Plan B for Ukraine as Belgium raises bar to unblock reparations loan
European Union leaders are coming to terms with the idea that an emergency funding solution to keep the…
‘Fundamentally wrong’: Belgian prime minister doubles down on opposition to reparations loan
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has doubled down on his opposition to the European Union’s proposal to…
EU allies turn screws on Belgium over its tax income from Russia’s frozen assets – POLITICO
Five diplomats from different European countries, however, complained that Belgium appears to have a secondary agenda in holding…
Belgium’s De Wever dials up opposition to Russian frozen assets deal – POLITICO
Hopes had grown in recent days that De Wever could reverse his position if the European Commission were…
Europeans sketch out plan B in race to raid Russian assets for Ukraine – POLITICO
French President Emmanuel Macron said EU allies will finalize “in the coming days” a solution that will “secure…
Britain, France and Germany deploy anti-drone teams to Belgium – POLITICO
Incursions of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the EU’s critical infrastructure sites have escalated in recent months, with…
EU ‘not ready’ to raid Russian assets for Ukraine loan, Belgian commissioner says – POLITICO
Lahbib’s comments followed the collapse of a plan to raid Russia’s sovereign assets that have been immobilized in…
How Belgium’s De Wever derailed the EU’s ‘insane’ €140B Ukraine loan plan – POLITICO
“We agreed on the what, now we have to work on the how,” Commission President Ursula von der…
Belgian resistance holds up €140 billion loan for Ukraine at EU summit
Belgium held its ground during a summit of European Union leaders, preventing a breakthrough on an audacious plan…
Ukraine’s allies rush to bolster Zelenskyy amid fears over Trump-Putin deal – POLITICO
Meanwhile, Kallas suggested that EU leaders would sign off this week on the bloc’s 19th package of sanctions,…
Police clash with protesters as huge strike rocks Brussels – POLITICO
“We were just marching peacefully and suddenly there were smoke bombs and police. I don’t get it. For…
3 arrested in suspected terror plot targeting Belgian PM Bart De Wever – POLITICO
According to the Gazet van Antwerpen newspaper and sources cited by the VRT broadcaster, among the intended targets was…