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…
The European Union moves ahead with toughening its migration system
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union officials on Monday were finalizing a major overhaul of its migration system, including…
EU countries back migration crackdown amid far-right surge – POLITICO
“We are at a turning point of the European migration and asylum reform,” European Commissioner for Migration Magnus Brunner told POLITICO’s…
Keep hitting US Big Tech with fines, Europe’s Greens tell von der Leyen – POLITICO
The Commission needs to “make clear that we should be proud of our policies … we are the…
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…
With reparations loan for Ukraine, the EU defies both Putin and Trump
The European Union is drawing a line. After being sidelined by the White House in direct negotiations with…
Macron warned US could ‘betray’ Ukraine in leaked leaders’ call, Spiegel reports – POLITICO
“In general, only the Russians benefit from any splits between Europe and America, so our consistent position is…
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…
5 main takeaways – POLITICO
Belgium is demanding that the guarantees exceed the total value of the EU loan and extend beyond the…
Fraud probe risks plunging EU into biggest crisis in decades – POLITICO
“The credibility of our institutions is at stake,” said Manon Aubry, co-chair of The Left in the European…