Belgian capital Brussels sags under gun violence as drug economy takes root and traffickers outsmart police
Belgium’s National Drugs Commissioner Ine Van Wymersch recently told Belgian media, citing an estimate by a Brussels police official, that a single street-level drug-dealing point can generate between 50,000 euros and 80,000 euros (about 58,000 to 93,000 U.S. dollars) a day for criminal groups.
Hesitant EU leaders agree to loan Ukraine €90b but were divided on whether to appropriate frozen Russian assets
The idea of EU borrowing initially seemed unworkable as it requires unanimity and Hungary’s Russia-friendly Prime Minister Viktor Orban had opposed it. But Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic agreed to let the scheme go ahead as long as it did not impact them financially.
