BBrussels Read More Péter Magyar maps out grand bargain to reset Hungary’s ties with Brussels – POLITICO2026-04-14 Péter Magyar maps out grand bargain to reset Hungary’s ties with Brussels – POLITICO Skip to main content
BBrussels Read More Von der Leyen uses Orbán defeat to push for end of veto in EU foreign policy – POLITICO2026-04-13 Any change would be highly controversial, with even some typically pro-EU countries likely to balk at the prospect…
BBrussels Read More MEPs urge Brussels to act over Russia’s Venice Biennale return – POLITICO2026-03-26 The intervention raises the stakes in a dispute that has been building since the Biennale Foundation confirmed earlier…
BBrussels Read More EU hopes Druzhba pipeline deal pushes Orbán to back Ukraine loan – POLITICO2026-03-18 In a video posted to social media after Tuesday’s pipeline news, Orbán doubled down, saying “if there is…
BBelgium Read More Belgium Holds Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker on 10M-Euro Bond2026-03-03 A suspected Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker seized by Belgium is being held on a 10-million-euro ($12 million)…
BBelgium Read More Belgium seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker in North Sea sanctions crackdown2026-03-03 The Belgian navy has intercepted and seized a tanker suspected of forming part of Russia’s shadow fleet, used…
BBelgium Read More Belgium seizes Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker2026-03-01 Brussels – Belgium’s special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the “shadow fleet” Russia uses to…
BBelgium Read More Belgium Seizes Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Oil Tanker Amid Sanctions2026-03-01 Belgium has taken decisive action by seizing an oil tanker linked to Russia’s so-called ‘shadow fleet’, according…
BBrussels Read More Hungary is blocking Russia sanctions package over €16B in EU defense loans, diplomats say – POLITICO2026-02-27 The Commission proposed the new sanctions package, which broadens restrictions on Russian energy, banks, goods and services, on…
BBelgium Read More Belgium says Russian assets plan ‘going backward’ ahead of EU summit – POLITICO2026-02-26 Bart De Wever, the country’s prime minister, refuses to get on board until the other EU governments provide…
BBelgium Read More EU countries reject ‘blank check’ guarantee to Belgium over Russian assets loan – POLITICO2026-02-26 “We are advancing our work to meet Ukraine’s financial needs,” Commission President Ursula von der Leyen posted on…
BBelgium Read More Germany and Belgium slam Hungary’s Ukraine veto as a ‘red line’ breach2026-02-25 Raigo Pajula/AFP via Getty Images Germany and Belgium have strongly criticized Hungary for blocking a new EU sanctions…