
Putin Goes to Court Over €200bn Frozen in Europe
Moscow opens a secretive legal battle as Brussels debates whether Russia’s blocked wealth should be redirected to Ukraine.

Moscow opens a secretive legal battle as Brussels debates whether Russia’s blocked wealth should be redirected to Ukraine.

Airline warns that the €3 passenger tax at Charleroi could push flights, jobs, and travelers to countries with lower fees.

Authorities have recognised that drugs are entering the prison system as part of family visiting time.

Official figures show thousands of inmates without residence rights, fuelling calls for radical measures to free up prison space.

The fierce protest by farmers and livestock producers in Brussels delivered an unexpected result: a last-minute delay to the EU–Mercosur agreement.

Over the past five days, the Saint-Gilles quarter of the Belgian capital saw a series of explosions and shootings, bringing Brussels’ total violent incidents in 2025 to 96.

With €210 billion frozen in Brussels, Belgium is warning partners against rushing into a legally risky move that could trigger retaliation from Moscow—leaving EU leaders deadlocked ahead of this week’s summit.

Belgian customs intercepted nearly nine tonnes of illegal drugs in 2025, driven by a surge in cannabis shipments from North America and Thailand.

With neither Brussels nor any EU member state at war with Russia, the illegality of the EU Commission’s planned action is not really under dispute.

Brussels authorities plan to add jamming systems to critical infrastructure, in response to a recent rise in suspicious UAV activity over military bases and airports.