Belgium open to softer stance on frozen Russian assets if EU shares risk
Foreign minister warns bloc not to ‘kill the hen laying golden eggs’
Foreign minister warns bloc not to ‘kill the hen laying golden eggs’

Belgium resists plan fearing retaliation by Moscow over assets immobilised on its soil

The EU’s economic security depends on turning itself into more of a power player

Premier Bart De Wever sets out conditions that would resolve his objections to a proposed €140bn EU loan to Kyiv

There are ways to overcome a Belgian block and provide game-changing support to Kyiv

Euroclear has been thrust into the spotlight by the EU’s failed plan to use cash on its balance sheet to assist Ukraine

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