Belgium’s De Wever dials up opposition to Russian frozen assets deal – POLITICO

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 to offer him legal guarantees in the proposal that Belgium would not be financially exposed. But despite increasing diplomatic pressure for Belgium to cave, De Wever on Thursday only increased his hostility to the Commission’s plans. Expanding … Read more

How Belgium’s De Wever derailed the EU’s ‘insane’ €140B Ukraine loan plan – POLITICO

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 Leyen told reporters. Faced with the Commission’s reassurances that the financial operation carried little risk, Belgian diplomats replied in internal EU meetings that a plane had little chance of crashing — but if that happens, tens of … Read more

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