
Brussels Struggles To Lock In Ukraine Funding as Deadline Nears
Belgium is warning of legal and financial risks over seizing Russian assets, leaving the EU with few options.

Belgium is warning of legal and financial risks over seizing Russian assets, leaving the EU with few options.

Domestic police arrest nearly 30 people in coordinated operations as Peruvian forces intercept multimillion-euro cocaine shipment headed for Europe.

The country joins a growing international push to set minimum ages for social media use.

Belgium’s prime minister told lawmakers that any move to tap Moscow’s frozen funds could expose Brussels to massive legal claims

Brussels insiders are quietly questioning the country’s courts after top EU officials were detained in a corruption probe.

The European Commission is scrambling to overcome Belgian resistance to a Ukraine reparations loan that would tap immobilised Russian assets—and likely harm any ongoing peace initiatives.

Brussels only wants to hand Kyiv cash to be used on the battlefield rather than in the negotiation room.

Belgium’s demand for sweeping guarantees has made the reparations loan nearly unworkable, leaving leaders searching for a fallback.

City officials say the old nativity scene was too damaged to keep.

De Wever warns the loan could be perceived as “illegal confiscation” by foreign nations and investors.