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EU offers loans to Lithuanian firms caught in crosshairs of Taiwan-China dispute

Reading Time: 2 minutes China regards Taiwan as a breakaway province and was angered by Lithuania allowing it to open…

2 years ago

Czech EU Council presidency aims to clarify Brussels’ relations with Beijing

Czechia’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky says one of his country’s goals when it heads the EU Council is to clarify…

2 years ago

Zelensky open to negotiations with Putin, but says failure could mean “World War 3”

A failure to negotiate peace between Ukraine and Russia could lead to World War 3, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told…

2 years ago

Moscow approach to peace talks becoming “more constructive”, says Zelensky representative

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine held a fourth round of peace talks on Monday, aiming for  a ceasefire, the withdrawal…

2 years ago

US ban on Russian hydrocarbons the price of “defending freedom”

Russian state media outlets are reporting that Moscow has announced another humanitarian ceasefire to allow civilians to flee. Civilians continued…

2 years ago

France, EU vow ‘paradigm shift’ on China policy

French Trade Minister Franck Riester said the EU will resolutely back Lithuania in its escalating trade war with China, on…

2 years ago

Taiwan to loan Lithuania USD 1bn

Taiwan will extend a USD 1 billion credit line to Lithuania as a gesture of solidarity with the Baltic country,…

2 years ago

Taiwan to invest USD 200m in Lithuania

Taiwan will set up a USD 200 million investment fund for Lithuania to offset economic pressure from China, it announced…

2 years ago

Montenegro ponders how to pay off massive infrastructure debt to China

Construction of the Mateševo-Smokovac section of Montenegro's 41-kilometre long Bar-Boljare highway is set to be finished in January 2022. Now,…

2 years ago

China drags German firm into Lithuania row – report

China is allegedly pressuring Continental AG to stop using components made at the German car parts manufacturer's subsidiary in Lithuania…

2 years ago