Decizii ilegale privind activele rusești înghețate în Belgia

The Belgian Council of State ruled that the federal treasury lacked the legal authority to unblock frozen Russian assets, impacting numerous past decisions. The Russian bank BCS contested the freezing of its assets at Euroclear, which occurred due to EU sanctions against the National Settlement Depository of Russia. The treasury's rejection of BCS's request for asset unblocking was challenged, leading to the council's decision that questioned the legality of previous treasury actions. This ruling does not automatically unblock assets, creating uncertainty for future requests and existing decisions. The Belgian Finance Minister announced a review of the ruling, indicating potential challenges to other treasury decisions if legal frameworks are not amended.