Tag: belgium
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Belgian Prime Minister opposes EU law to confiscate Russian assets
The Belgian Prime Minister, Bart De Wever, is still opposing the confiscation of Russian assets after EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced earlier this week that the EU will roll out a new law that will pave the way for the confiscation of Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine. The decision by…
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Russia bombs Kyiv with ballistic missiles: Belgium blocks loan to Ukraine with Russian assets
The European Council this week ended with no agreement over using frozen Russian assets in Europe to collateralise them for a loan to Ukraine. Most of the €140 billion of Russian assets held in Belgian and French banks could be used to fund Ukraine and its reconstruction through these funds in a proposal which has…
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Roberta Metsola commemorates the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, participated in the commemorative ceremonies of the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, the last major German offensive on the Western front during the Second World War. In a moving ceremony held at the American Cemetery in Luxembourg and in Bastogne, Belgium, Metsola paid tribute…
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“At the end of the summit, someone sprayed gas in a coffee shop. Several delegates developed coughing and throat irritation.” – Participant at the Ukrainian veterans event in Brussels
The Maltese Herald spoke to a participant at the “II Summit: Partnership, Innovation and Veterans’ Health” organised by Ukrainian NGOs and the Ukrainian Center of Civil Society. The event, one of many in a series held in Brussels to promote and support the reintegration of Ukrainian military veterans into society, was targeted with a gas…
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Ukrainian military veterans gassed at a public event in Brussels
A Ukrainian press outlet reported that an event for Ukrainian war veterans held in Brussels was targeted by a gas attack yesterday evening. The meeting in Brussels, called “II Summit: Partnership, Innovation and Veterans’ Health”, was part of a series of events held in Brussels to help in the rehabilitation of Ukrainian military veterans living…
