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Von der Leyen pushes ahead with reparations loan for Ukraine as Belgium maintains its opposition

Ursula von der Leyen has offered sweeping guarantees for Belgium to agree to an unprecedented reparations loan for Ukraine. Belgian authorities say risks could be fatal. EU leaders will gather on 18 December to make a final decision. If no deal is found, the EU will resort to joint debt.

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ECB declines to provide emergency liquidity for reparations loan to Ukraine

The latest effort to support Ukraine with immobilised Russian assets has suffered a new setback at the hands of the European Central Bank, which warned that the plan would violate EU treaties and undermine the institution's independence.

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Reparations loan for Ukraine won't derail peace process, Kallas tells Belgian PM

The reparations loan for Ukraine will prove to Washington that Europe is taking "very credible" steps to end Russia's war, High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Monday. It comes after the Belgian prime minister warned that the unprecedented proposal risked derailing the diplomatic process.

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'Fundamentally wrong': Belgian prime minister doubles down on opposition to reparations loan

Hopes to secure a reparations loan for Ukraine have been dashed after the Belgian prime minister blasted the proposal as "fundamentally wrong" and called on the EU to raise fresh debt instead of touching the Russian assets.

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EU must move forward on frozen assets to finance Ukraine, EU ambassador to Kyiv says

EU ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová calls on the European Union to find an agreement to use the Russian frozen assets to finance Ukraine's war effort. In a strongly worded letter sent overnight, Belgian PM De Wever pushed back against the plan citing "unequivocal risks" for his country.

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Russia's frozen assets at center of negotiations over Ukraine peace deal

Europe is considering seizing billions in Russian assets to support Ukraine, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

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What we learned from Ursula von der Leyen's options paper to support Ukraine

The options paper sent by Ursula von der Leyen to EU leaders presents a binary choice: fresh debt or tap the Russian assets. Euronews breaks down the key elements of her long-awaited document.

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Von der Leyen lays out alternatives to reparations loan for Ukraine as time runs out

Ursula von der Leyen has outlined a plan B to fund Ukraine should the reparations loan pegged to the Russian assets fail. The loan is still seen as the best option to keep the financing going even if Belgium plays hardball.

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Where are Russia's immobilised assets? Nobody, except Belgium, wants to say

The debate about issuing a reparations loan to Ukraine has prompted one burning question: Where exactly are Russia's immobilised assets?

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What if there's no reparations loan for Ukraine? EU weighs alternative plans

After an inconclusive summit, EU leaders instructed the European Commission to explore "options" to meet Ukraine's financial and military needs for next year and 2027. What could these options look like?

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Nordic leaders rule out joint debt, insist on Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine

The prospect of issuing new joint debt at a European level to support Ukraine leaves Nordic leaders cold. They insist financing should come from Russian assets as the Commission looks for options to break the deadlock.

Euronews

What is the reparations loan for Ukraine and why is the EU stuck with the plan?

An audacious plan to use Russia's immobilised assets to issue a €140-billion loan to Ukraine is held up by EU leaders. Here's why.

Euronews

Unblocking Russian frozen assets 'matter of time', says EU Commissioner Lahbib

Belgium is internationally seen as the main obstacle to a European proposal to issue a €140 billion loan to Ukraine using the immobilised Russian assets held in Brussels.

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Belgian resistance holds up €140 billion loan for Ukraine at EU summit

After a summit of EU leaders, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever complained he had not received answers to all his concerns about a groundbreaking plan to issue a €140 billion loan to Ukraine.

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Zelensky pushes EU to unlock €140bn in frozen Russian assets

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged European leaders to quickly allow his country to use €140 billion in frozen Russian assets to repair the damage caused by the three-year war with Russia.

The Independent UK

Belgium demands change in plan to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine

The European Union’s executive branch has been developing a plan to use Russia’s frozen assets as collateral to drum up funds

Euronews

Belgian police clash with protesters as austerity anger grips Brussels

Belgian police used tear gas and water cannon on Tuesday to disperse tens of thousands of protesters who filled the streets of Brussels to denounce Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s proposed austerity measures.

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Travel disrupted across Belgium as general strike against proposed public spending cuts continues

This latest strike has resulted in severe delays and cancellations of services affecting tens of thousands of travellers across the country.

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Tens Of Thousands March In Brussels Against Austerity Plans

Tens of thousands flooded the streets of Brussels Tuesday to protest against government austerity plans, as part of a national strike that has grounded flights and disrupted public transport.

The Independent UK

Dutch far-right politician Wilders fears he may have been a target of Belgian attack plotters

Dutch far right politician Geert Wilders says he’s “going nowhere” until reports are investigated that he was a possible target of a suspected plot in Belgium to kill politicians using a drone carrying explosives

Euronews

Suspected terror cell dismantled in Belgium thought to be planning attack on PM Bart De Wever

Local media reported that investigators discovered a homemade explosive which the suspects were reportedly planning to attach to a drone to carry out the attack.

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Hungarian vetoes eclipse back-to-back summits of European leaders

"I will not allow one country, and I will certainly not allow Mr Orbán, to take decisions upon the entire European future," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said at the end of a leaders' summit.

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'Can we eat the chicken?' Belgian PM demands answers on Russian frozen assets

"I want the maximum of legal certainty. I want solidarity," Belgium Prime Minister Bart De Wever said about the proposal to use Russian frozen assets.

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EU leaders give 'broad support' for drone wall and using frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine

The European Commission will now fine tune a Roadmap for defence set to be released in two weeks, before leaders convene for another summit to make decisions.

The Independent UK

Belgian festival's decision to cancel a concert led by an Israeli conductor draws criticism

Belgium’s prime minister has traveled to neighboring Germany for a concert led by an Israeli conductor whose appearance was canceled by a Belgian festival

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