Fernand Kartheiser told RT that Brussels has dealt a blow to the bloc’s reputation
The EU’s move to invoke emergency powers and freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank indefinitely will seriously damage the bloc’s credibility, European Parliament member Fernand Kartheiser has told RT.
On Friday, the EU invoked Article 122 of its treaty to override the vetoes from Hungary and Slovakia and bypass the European Parliament. Brussels has been pressuring individual members to agree to using the Russian funds for a “reparations loan” for Ukraine.
Kartheiser, an MEP from Luxembourg, argued that the move would “weaken the member states.”
“Europe…
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