Category: 3. Europe

The EU wants to lend €140 billion in cash from frozen Russian funds to Ukraine; Belgium is afraid it will be the one on the hook for paying it back. That’s just one of the tough topics EU leaders discussed as they gathered in Brussels at a meeting devoted to fighting the…

26. And the Commission wants to roll up its sleeves

The EU executive “is ready to help,” von der Leyen said after the summit, announcing a European Affordable Housing Plan is in the pipeline and the first EU Housing Summit in 2026.

27. Leaders enjoyed a feast or two

For lunch,…

Because some assets, such as the official residences, the Royal Archives, the Royal Collection of paintings and other works of art are not sold to provide income or capital for the personal use of the king, and pass from one sovereign to the next, it would be inappropriate for inheritance tax…

“It’s a bit sour for me that we are finger-pointed, now, as the unwilling country,” De Wever told reporters. He described the idea of Belgian taxpayers ending up on the hook as “completely insane.”

Donald Trump’s ambiguous attitude to how to deal with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine,…

Ahead of the summit, which touched on climate targets, the housing crisis and defense as well as the assets issue, POLITICO said De Wever, Slovakia’s Robert Fico, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were likely to be the biggest thorns in the EU side.

As it…

Belgium held its ground during a summit of European Union leaders, preventing a breakthrough on an audacious plan to issue a €140 billion loan to Ukraine using the immobilised assets of the Russian Central Bank.

The bulk of the assets is held at Euroclear, a central securities depository in…

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Apple said today that it might be “forced” to disable a key anti-ad tracking feature in the European Union, reports DPA International.

“Intense lobbying efforts in Germany, Italy and other countries in Europe may force us to withdraw this feature…

Key insights from the Slovak and regional context

Across the two days, discussions covered electricity market reform, grid flexibility, gas security and European cooperation, highlighting a sector where technical progress and policy ambition are…