European Parliament Members Urge EU to Take Control of Frozen Russian Assets to Fund Support for Ukraine
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Valerie Urbin, the head of the Belgian depository Euroclear, again spoke out against the expropriation of frozen Russian sovereign assets for the subsequent transfer of these funds to Ukraine. According to her, currently Russian assets, amounting to 185 billion euros, amount to more than
Euroclear refuses to transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine without EU guarantees. The head of the depository warns of the threat of bankruptcy.
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chairman of the EU Defence Committee, wants to use frozen Russian billions of assets for Ukraine. Russia must also pay for a later reconstruction.
The transfer of frozen Russian assets to the European Union (EU) or a specially designed structure for this purpose threatens Euroclear's bankruptcy, as announced by the head of the depositary, Valerie Urben.
The head of Euroclear warned about the outflow of deposits from Europe in case of transfer of Russian assets
The head of Euroclear warned about the outflow of deposits from Europe in case of transfer of Russian assetsAccording to Valerie Urbain, amid discussions about the fate of frozen assets, international investors began to doubt the EU's commitment...
Attempts to forcibly transfer or confiscate frozen Russian assets will cause serious reputational damage to the European depositary, stated its Director-General, Valerie Urben. "The reputational risk, which may even result in a part of the deposits leaving Europe. It is important not to damage the image of the European legal environment," said Urben in an interview with Le Soir, gives TASS. In her view, international investors have trusted Europ…
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