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Belgian PM’s cat Maximus is social media star with ‘subliminal political message’

Maximus Textoris Pulcher, an official resident at Rue de la Loi 16, shows a warmer side of Bart De Wever

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: How the deal to get Ukraine a €90 billion EU loan was sealed

It was branded as a make-or-break summit for Ukraine and the EU, and it was. But the night didn't go according to plan. Based on conversations with diplomats involved in the deal, Euronews brings you a behind-the-scenes look at how the EU agreed an unprecedented loan to keep Ukraine going.

Euronews

How the EU's reparations loan for Ukraine fell apart at the eleventh hour

On Thursday night, EU leaders realised that their planned reparations loan for Ukraine – a proposal without parallel in modern history – could not overcome the obstacles in its way.

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EU’s Ukraine loan may have been Plan B, but don’t underestimate its significance to the bloc

This €90bn agreement won out over a plan to use frozen Russian assets, but has been hailed a ‘huge deal for the EU’

The Guardian - UK

EU to issue €90 billion in joint debt for Ukraine after hitting a wall on reparations loan

EU leaders fail to strike a deal on an unprecedented reparations loan for Ukraine, turning to joint debt instead to finance a €90 billion loan. Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia will not participate in the scheme.

Euronews

EU summit: Here's what leaders agreed to on Ukraine financing, Mercosur

After long hours of negotiations, the reparations loan for Ukraine has fallen apart. Instead, EU leaders will raise €90 billon on the financial markets to support the country's fight against Russia.

Euronews

Belgian politicians and finance bosses targeted by Russian intelligence over seized assets

Exclusive: Key figures at frozen assets depository among targets of intimidation campaign, say European intelligence agencies

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Reparations loan for Ukraine: Who's in favour and who's against?

The European Union's bold attempt to issue a reparations loan to Ukraine using immobilised Russian assets has sharply divided the bloc's key leaders. Ahead of a crucial summit, Euronews breaks down who's in favour and who's against.

Euronews

EU enters crucial week marred by uncertainty and rival interests at critical juncture for the bloc

The EU faces three key issues this week: Ukraine peace talks and making sure Europe gets a say at Trump's table, an unprecedented financial operation to issue a reparations loan facing retaliation from Moscow, and getting the Mercosur deal done. The end result of any of the three is unclear.

Euronews

PM meets Belgian leader for talks on unlocking Russian assets for Ukraine

The Prime Minister hosted Bart De Wever at Downing Street meeting on Friday.

Evening Standard

Belgian PM meets Starmer in London as debate continues on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine – as it happened

Bart De Wever will also discuss migration, security and economy ahead of coalition of the willing meeting and EU summit next week

The Guardian - UK

Doubts grow over reparations loan for Ukraine as final deadline nears

The push to approve the reparations loan for Ukraine has entered the final stretch ahead of an EU leaders' summit on 18 December. Belgium continues to oppose the proposal, while Hungary rejects the Plan B of joint debt. Ursula von der Leyen has warned there are "no easy options".

Euronews

Reparations loan for Ukraine is 'very fragile' and risks investor exodus, Euroclear warns

Euroclear, the custodian of the immobilised Russian assets, has criticised the reparations loan for Ukraine as fragile, unpredictable and risky. In Brussels, the German chancellor holds a crisis meeting with the Belgian prime minister to find a compromise and break the deadlock on the proposal.

Euronews

‘No mistrust’ between Europe and US over Ukraine, Macron says

French president’s remarks come a day after a report claimed he had warned Washington could betray Kyiv

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Friedrich Merz will meet Belgian prime minister to unblock reparations loan

The crisis meeting between the German chancellor and the Belgian premier is aimed at unblocking the reparations loan to Ukraine. It comes as Ursula von der Leyen offered sweeping guarantees to protect Belgium.

Euronews

Unpacking Ursula von der Leyen's reparations loan to support Ukraine

Liquidity guarantees, legal protection, anti-corruption safeguards, 'Made in Europe' criteria: here's how Ursula von der Leyen intends to overcome the Belgian resistance and approve the reparations loan for Ukraine.

Euronews

Von der Leyen pushes ahead with reparations loan for Ukraine as Belgium maintains its opposition

Ursula von der Leyen has offered sweeping guarantees for Belgium to agree to an unprecedented reparations loan for Ukraine. Belgian authorities say risks could be fatal. EU leaders will gather on 18 December to make a final decision. If no deal is found, the EU will resort to joint debt.

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ECB declines to provide emergency liquidity for reparations loan to Ukraine

The latest effort to support Ukraine with immobilised Russian assets has suffered a new setback at the hands of the European Central Bank, which warned that the plan would violate EU treaties and undermine the institution's independence.

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Reparations loan for Ukraine won't derail peace process, Kallas tells Belgian PM

The reparations loan for Ukraine will prove to Washington that Europe is taking "very credible" steps to end Russia's war, High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Monday. It comes after the Belgian prime minister warned that the unprecedented proposal risked derailing the diplomatic process.

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'Fundamentally wrong': Belgian prime minister doubles down on opposition to reparations loan

Hopes to secure a reparations loan for Ukraine have been dashed after the Belgian prime minister blasted the proposal as "fundamentally wrong" and called on the EU to raise fresh debt instead of touching the Russian assets.

Euronews

EU must move forward on frozen assets to finance Ukraine, EU ambassador to Kyiv says

EU ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová calls on the European Union to find an agreement to use the Russian frozen assets to finance Ukraine's war effort. In a strongly worded letter sent overnight, Belgian PM De Wever pushed back against the plan citing "unequivocal risks" for his country.

The Independent UK

Russia's frozen assets at center of negotiations over Ukraine peace deal

Europe is considering seizing billions in Russian assets to support Ukraine, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump

Euronews

What we learned from Ursula von der Leyen's options paper to support Ukraine

The options paper sent by Ursula von der Leyen to EU leaders presents a binary choice: fresh debt or tap the Russian assets. Euronews breaks down the key elements of her long-awaited document.

Euronews

Von der Leyen lays out alternatives to reparations loan for Ukraine as time runs out

Ursula von der Leyen has outlined a plan B to fund Ukraine should the reparations loan pegged to the Russian assets fail. The loan is still seen as the best option to keep the financing going even if Belgium plays hardball.

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Where are Russia's immobilised assets? Nobody, except Belgium, wants to say

The debate about issuing a reparations loan to Ukraine has prompted one burning question: Where exactly are Russia's immobilised assets?

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