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European Commission confirms receipt of Belgian PMs letter on Russian assets and says work is ongoing
The European Commission has received a letter from Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever regarding the possibility and conditions for using frozen Russian assets located in Belgium to finance Ukraine in 2026-2027.
Belgium’s PM Bart De Wever has thrown quite a spanner into the EU’s plans to use frozen Russian state assets to fund Ukraine. But what’s really behind Belgium’s resistance and could one country derail Europe’s entire Ukraine strategy?
Prime Minister Bart De Wever has denounced the scheme as “fundamentally wrong” and urged the EU to support Kyiv by using the headroom in the bloc’s long-term budget
Belgium has confirmed that it will join the pan-European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) next-generation air combat program, alongside France, Germany, and Spain. The announcement comes amid a period of flux in Europe’s sixth-generation air combat ...
During a meeting of the European Space Agency (ESA), in the German city of Bremen on Thursday, the ESA’s Director General Josef Aschbacher announced that the agency’s 23 member states will contribute 22.
Minister Francken announced that Belgium will open a National Air Security Centre by January 1, 2026, to improve detection and tracking of unauthorized aerial vehicles. The government is also accelerating the purchase of jamming and interception equipment to counter drones operating near sensitive facilities.
European Union lawmakers have voted to deepen integration of the bloc’s defense industry with Ukraine as a U.S. peace plan remains in flux and Russia’s unconventional warfare operations rattle the 27-nation bloc.
Belgium hammered Liechtenstein 7-0 on Tuesday to confirm their berth at next year’s World Cup, finishing their campaign unbeaten.