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Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo announced plans to resign after the defeat of his party, the liberal Open VLD, in the federal elections held June 9. Belgium held a national vote on the 150 legislative seats in the Chamber of Represenatatives on June 9, the same day as its European parliamentary elections. "Tomorrow I will resign as prime minister," de Croo said, with 90% of the votes counted. The conservative party N-VA led the vote, with a projected win of 24 seats in the Chamber of Representatives. The far-right Vlaams Belang party is projected to win 20. In third place, the liberal...
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Czech Minister for European Affairs Martin Dvorak has urged the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to advance accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova, according to the Czech Press Agency (CTK). In a letter co-signed by eleven other EU member states, Dvorak commended the Belgian Presidency’s efforts and highlighted the importance of gradually integrating the two countries into EU policies and programs. Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, and Slovakia were among the countries that signed Dvorak's letter. "I belie...
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Key updates on May 28: Belgium signs security deal with Ukraine, pledges $1 billion in aid this yearZelensky arrives in Portugal, signs bilateral security dealSending troops to Ukraine 'shouldn't be ruled out,' Polish FM saysWSJ: Russia aims to produce 6,000 Shahed-type drones a year in TatarstanCzechia backs Ukraine striking Russian soil with Western-provided weaponsUkraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement in Brussels on May 28, the Presidential Office announced. Belgium becomes the 11th country to sign s...
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Belgian arms which are to be supplied to Ukraine under the recently signed security agreement, including F-16 fighter jets, are intended for use only on Ukrainian territory, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said during a press conference on May 28. "Everything which is covered by this agreement... is for the utilization by the Ukrainian defense forces on Ukrainian territory," De Croo said in response to a journalist's question about whether Ukraine will be able to use Belgian F-16 jets to down Russian planes in Russian airspace. De Croo and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the secur...
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo signed a 10-year bilateral security agreement in Brussels on May 28, the Presidential Office announced. Belgium becomes the 11th country to sign such a deal, along with Spain, theU.K., Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, Canada,the Netherlands, Finland, and Latvia. Zelensky arrived in Belgium one day after his trip to Spain, where he signed the security agreement with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Under the agreement, Belgium will allocate at least 977 million euros (around $1 billion) in military aid for ...
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The Belgian government will provide Ukraine with an additional 9 million euros ($9.7 million) for energy infrastructure restoration, Belgium Development Cooperation Minister Caroline Gennez told the media outlet La Libre in an interview published on May 10. Additional financial aid is part of the new Belgian assistance package for Ukraine, according to La Libre. Moscow has recently intensified its missile and drone strikes against Ukraine's critical infrastructure, destroying several thermal power plants across the country. This included the Trypillia plant, the main electricity supplier to Ky...
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The governments of Belgium and Czechia sent a letter to other EU leaders on April 17 calling for new restrictive measures against Russia over its disinformation activities within the European bloc. Both countries shared the results of their investigation into a Russian disinformation and influence network that was first uncovered by Czech security services in March. Prague said that pro-Russian actors, including former Ukrainian lawmaker Viktor Medvedchuk, were spreading pro-Kremlin narratives and paying off Moscow-friendly European politicians ahead of the elections for the European Parliamen...
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