
122 MEPs signed a letter calling for frozen Russian assets to be transferred under the direct control of the European Commission.
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The discussion of frozen assets of the Russian Federation worth more than 200 billion euros has again intensified against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine.
Members of the European Parliament proposed to transfer frozen Russian assets worth more than 200 billion euros (about 18.7 trillion rubles) to the European Commission (EC) to send them to Kyiv. Les Échos writes about this.
The publication notes that in the face of the acute situation in Ukraine, the discussion about Russian assets is once again coming to the fore. Les Échos claims that 122 MPs have signed a letter calling for the issue to be reopened. They want to transfer assets from the Euroclear depository to a mechanism that would be directly controlled by the EC.
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Resumption of formal discussions on the issue of assets in the EC
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