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EU plan to tap Russian assets for Ukraine meets opposition from Belgium

The European Union has set out fresh details of its plan to channel billions of euros in frozen Russian assets into Ukraine’s war effort and economic stability over the next two years – a proposal which has been met with resistance from Belgium, which warns of financial and legal issues.

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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

"A disaster waiting to happen" – The privacy tech world reacts to the new Chat Control bill

While an agreemnet on "voluntary" chat scanning has now been reached, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland, and the Netherlands are still against the compromise. And privacy experts aren't celebrating.

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European Commission to determine safety of ethanol in hand sanitiser

The EU Chemicals Agency was due to table an opinion on the safety of ethanol before Christmas, but lack of consensus within scientific groups saw the decision postponed. Lawmakers are seeking evidence-based conclusions instead of rushed decisions.

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Parliament backs 'carbon monitoring' of heavy industry imports into EU

European lawmakers voted to boost heavy industry imports monitoring a few days before the European Commission is due to reinforce legislation for the bloc's carbon border tax.

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EU Commission sharpens its economic doctrine to counter foreign threats

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a new economic security strategy meant to better anticipate risks facing the EU market amid escalating threats to global trade, with China top of the list.

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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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EU Commission to unveil new economic security doctrine amid mounting global risks

The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday a new economic security doctrine designed to anticipate trade threats and take a more strategic approach to the EU’s existing trade tools.

Euronews

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.

Euronews

SEC Aims To Position US As Center For 'Digital Asset Innovation' With 'Innovation Exemption'

SEC Chair Paul Atkins on Tuesday said the agency expects to release its long-planned innovation exemption for cryptocurrency firms within the next month after delays from the U.S. government shutdown.

Benzinga

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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Setting new borders for the EU’s Economic Security, newsletter

This week's key events presented by Euronews’ reporters Romane Armangau and Peggy Corlin.

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Digital Networks Act: new pushback from 6 EU member states

Six EU countries are challenging the upcoming Digital Networks Act, pushing to keep national control over key telecom rules. Meanwhile, European consumers, trade partners, and the EU’s own watchdog cast doubt on the Commission’s plans.

Euronews

EU weighs Plan B for Ukraine as Belgium raises bar to unblock reparations loan

Belgian Prime Minister De Wever lashed out at plans for a reparations loan in a strongly worded letter to Ursula von der Leyen, calling it dangerous and wrong. European officials are seriously considering a bridge loan as clock ticks for the December summit. Belgian resistance is seen as entrenched.

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Could the EU’s frozen-assets plan really destabilise European bond markets?

EU plans to use frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine have prompted warnings that the move could push up government borrowing costs. But experts told Euronews Business that any impact on European debt markets is likely to be limited.

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EU member states back von der Leyen's controversial trade deal terms under pressure from Trump

The 27 back the Commission's deal, but the European Parliament is preparing for a fight to change the terms considered unfair after Trump tripled tariffs on the EU while Brussels reduced duties to zero for the US.

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EU seeks to exploit nature-based products for competitiveness push, green groups say

Nature-based products such as biofuels and bioplastics will be looked to as drivers of green growth under a recently announced bioeconomy strategy, but critics are wary of overexploitation.

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Investing in a climate crisis: Are cat bonds a win for your portfolio?

Typically a product for the US market, catastrophe bonds are now attracting growing global interest.

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EU must engage with Taliban on migration, EU Commissioner tells Euronews

The EU must talk to the Taliban about migration on a technical level, even if it is not "fun" or "easy", EU Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner told Euronews.

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EU Ombudsman says Commission guilty of maladministration in opening up climate laws

The EU's corporate watchdog found the European Commission's decision to re-open the bloc's due diligence law without climate assessments amounted to malpractice.

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European Parliament calls for an interdiction of social media for teens under 16

The European Parliament adopted Wednesday a proposal calling to ban social media for teenagers under the age of 16 as lawmakers ponder its negative impact on mental health and the politics of online debate.

Euronews

EU opens door to ESG labels for companies producing 'controversial' weapons

Despite objections from the left, the European Parliament has approved a tweak to sustainable finance benchmarks that would open it up to companies producing “controversial weapons”.

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Councilman's Threatening Outside Counsel Law Firm into Firing Attorney May Violate First Amendment

"A Nashville city councilman threatened to withdraw business from a law firm, which served as the city's outside counsel, due to the position one of its attorneys took as the chair of the county election commission on a tax referendum."

Euronews

Ukraine talks: 'Europe must keep pressure on Russia', von der Leyen says

The EU Commission president called on Europeans to step up pressure on Moscow and warned that despite its stated intention to engage in peace talks, "Russia's mindset has not changed".

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EU should stop discussing and move forward with Ukraine reparations loan, Dombrovskis tells Euronews

In an interview with Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis said that the EU should stop discussing the options to finance Ukraine and proceed with using Russian frozen assets.

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