China

Italy uses ‘golden power’ to block another strategic asset sale to foreign interests

Italy has blocked the purchase of global seed producer Verisem by a Chinese-owned group. As part of Prime Minister Mario…

3 years ago

Chinese EV Companies Driving Carefully into EU Markets

Electric car sales more than doubled in 2020 in the European Union, and are up by 130% for the first…

3 years ago

Taiwan Eager for Trade with EU

Taiwan has signaled its readiness to do business with Europe: the government in Taipei is eager to begin trade talks…

3 years ago

Taiwanese Delegation Schedules CEE Visit

Developing trade and economic opportunities is the objective of an official delegation from Taiwan set to visit several countries in…

3 years ago

Croatia’s Peljesac Bridge: Financed by the EU, Built by China

If you’re traveling to Dubrovnik, Croatia’s southern Adriatic resort town, you no longer need to transit through Bosnia and Hercegovina:…

3 years ago

Hungary’s Record-breaking State Aid to Battery Factory Approved

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3 years ago

NATO: China an Emerging Threat

Reading Time: < 1 minute This week's NATO summit recognized China as an emerging threat for the defense alliance, but…

3 years ago

Approved: EU Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

Reading Time: < 1 minute EU ministers have approved a strategy for adaptation to climate change that focuses on nature-based…

3 years ago

AI & Blockchain: European Investment Bank warns of EUR 10bn funding gap

Reading Time: < 1 minute EIB warns Europe will be left behind in AI and blockchain technologies if it doesn't…

3 years ago

Where Will Europe Stand Amidst the US-China Clash of Titans?

Reading Time: 3 minutes The battle over 5G implementation in Europe reveals a much larger rivalry between the US and…

4 years ago

5G: Reliable Suppliers and External Risks

Reading Time: 5 minutes 5G networks are essential for the technologies that will be a part of our everyday lives…

4 years ago

5G in Poland: Warsaw Balances Between East and West

Reading Time: 3 minutes Chinese direct investment in Poland has grown over the last 2-3 years, but Huawei's involvement in…

4 years ago

Agreement to Create Aerial Silk Road Signed

Budapest Airport, the Chinese Henan Airport Group, and the Chinese-Hungarian business and logistics development company, CECZ/Utlink, have signed a cooperation…

4 years ago

Greece: China’s New Gateway to Europe

Reading Time: 3 minutes While China has worked hard on developing an investment relationship with Greece, Athens might not choose…

4 years ago

Serbia and China: Walking a Delicate Line

Reading Time: 3 minutes Serbia has been giving a warm welcome to Chinese investments, but Huawei ran into some unexpected…

4 years ago

Czech Republic: China’s Gateway to Europe?

Reading Time: 3 minutes Czechia is China's second-biggest trading partner in Europe, but is it ready for more? http://centraleuropeantimes.com/2021/02/chinese-investment-czech-republic/

4 years ago

Hungary: Open to the East

Reading Time: 4 minutes The Budapest government similarly to its welcoming approach towards Russia is open to Chinese economic and…

4 years ago

China Investing in CEE: Quo Vadis?

Reading Time: 4 minutes A global trade war between the US and China may turn Central & Eastern Europe (CEE)…

4 years ago

EC/Austria provide vaccines to western Balkans

Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU behind China and Russia offers COVID-19 jabs for the Western Balkans countries to…

4 years ago

Russia’s FM to Brussels: “We’re done”

This week Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, on a visit to China, declared that Russia's relations with the European Union…

4 years ago