https://www.scmp.com/rss/524261/feed The latest news and top stories on Maxime Prevot. He serves as Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation, assuming office in February 2025. Previously, he was Mayor of Namur from 2012 to 2025, and Vice-President of the Walloon government, holding ministerial portfolios for public works, health, social action and heritage. A political science graduate, he began his career as a consultant. He led the Humanist Democratic Center... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham The EU’s outgoing top trade official used her departing appearance at the European Parliament to pour cold water on the prospect of an investment deal with China, hinting instead that new weapons for dealing with Chinese “macroeconomic imbalances” could be on the way. Sabine Weyand, who is leaving her role as the EU’s director general for trade after a seven-year tenure, said the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment – signed in the last days of 2020 but frozen soon after in a row over human... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352714/china-eu-investment-deal-should-stay-deep-freezer-warns-outgoing-trade-chief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352714/china-eu-investment-deal-should-stay-deep-freezer-warns-outgoing-trade-chief?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 06:35:20 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Belgium’s special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from the ‘shadow fleet’ Russia uses to circumvent Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, the government said on Sunday. Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said the vessel was intercepted in the North Sea during an overnight operation. “Today, a vessel from Russia’s shadow fleet was intercepted in the North Sea,” Prevot wrote on social media, thanking Belgian special forces for their “exceptional professionalism and courage.” Belgian... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3345031/belgium-special-forces-seize-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3345031/belgium-special-forces-seize-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:17:33 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Belgium summoned the US ambassador on Tuesday over a social media post where he accused the country of antisemitic persecution of Jewish Belgians, the kingdom’s foreign minister said. “Labelling Belgium as antisemitic is not just wrong, it’s dangerous disinformation that undermines the real fight against hatred,” Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prevot said in a social media post on Monday. The summons is a rare move between staunch allies. “An ambassador accredited to Belgium has a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3343828/belgium-summons-us-ambassador-over-claims-antisemitism-rare-diplomatic-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3343828/belgium-summons-us-ambassador-over-claims-antisemitism-rare-diplomatic-row?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:59:31 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Saturday the bloc should consider all options on how to maximise the use of Russian frozen assets to help Ukraine in the face of opposition from key player Belgium. The EU froze some €200 billion of Russian central bank assets after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the vast majority of which are held by the international deposit organisation Euroclear in Belgium. “Ministers acknowledged the need to address Ukraine’s financing gap and to hold Russia... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3323809/belgium-rejects-eu-move-use-frozen-russian-assets-rebuild-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3323809/belgium-rejects-eu-move-use-frozen-russian-assets-rebuild-ukraine?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 31 Aug 2025 07:46:32 +0000