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China's Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
China is rather a newcomer to the region of southeast Europe. Compared to other countries and multilateral institutions – such as Russia, the European Commission or the EBRD – China is starting almost 30 years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall to establish a footprint in the region
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (282), Economy (331)
China’s Footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
This is the second of three articles in which the author will analyze China’s investment, lending and infrastructure initiatives in Southeast Europe for Macropolis.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (282), Economy (331)
An unsettling role-reversal for Greece and Germany
At times over the last few years, German politicians have dreaded the choices that Greek voters were about to make. It is now the turn of Greek politicians to agonise over the choice that German voters have made.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Greece (498)
China's footprint in Southeast Europe: Constructing the "Balkan Silk Road"
President Xi Jinping’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) was officially launched in 2013. It is a Eurasian grand strategy that seeks to expand and secure maritime routes and road infrastructure networks for China from Asia across Africa to the Middle East and Europe
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (282), Economy (331), Greece (498)
Open wounds that burn forests
Ninety-one forest fires within 24 hours were recorded in Tuesday’s report by the Fire Service.
Contributor: Theodota Nantsou
Categories: Europe (282), Politics (387), Society (142), Greece (498)