EU triggers emergency clause to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets
The European Union has agreed to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, a central element…
Belgium demands extra cash buffer for Russian assets loan – POLITICO
This cash buffer would come on top of financial guarantees that EU countries would provide against the €210…
Doubts grow over reparations loan for Ukraine as final deadline nears
Doubts are growing over whether the European Union will succeed in turning Russia’s immobilised assets into a reparations…
Japan rebuffs EU plea to join Russian assets plan – POLITICO
“We will continue to work together to develop a wide range of financing options to support Ukraine, including…
Talks with Belgium over Russian assets were ‘constructive’ – POLITICO
Merz echoed the sentiment in German media. “Belgium’s particular concern about the question of how to make use…
Use frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian peace deal – POLITICO
Russia’s frozen state assets in the EU are better suited as a bargaining chip to achieve peace in…
How Belgium became Russia’s most valuable asset – POLITICO
Spooking the horses According to several of those close to the discussions, the reparations loan proposal started to…
European Commission makes 11th-hour offer to win Belgian backing for Russian asset loan – POLITICO
Belgium’s ultimate fear is that the €140 billion could be lent to Ukraine and then a single pro-Russian…
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…