Tag: #EU
How China is buying influence in Europe
As the novel coronavirus ravages national economies and people’s lives, leaving businesses and countries struggling for years, the European Union has issued a warning, requesting the Member States “to be vigilant and use all tools available at...
The EU’s Emerging Toolbox to Level the Playing Field with China
On June 17, 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper on foreign subsidies in the EU. The measures proposed aim to level the playing field by putting forward new legal tools to deal with distortions in...
EU’s Struggle to Tackle the China Challenge Continues
The EU is facing a reckoning over its relations with China. Recently, Brussels faced a barrage of criticism for acceding to China’s pressure. The first case was acquiescence to the pressure by Chinese diplomats to water down...
“Zooming” in on EU’s Cyber Sovereignty Efforts
The new European Commission vowed to make Europe “fit for the digital age” one of its priorities. Speaking in front of the European Parliament in her inauguration speech, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen contended that the...
Proposed EU Criteria for New Members Show Wary Europe Has China on Its Mind
The article was originally published by the South China Morning Post and is reposted here with the permission of the author.
The communications of the European Commission rarely receive international media attention, even on...
The EU’s Shield
With the surge of Chinese investments into sensitive sectors of the economy, some EU states have moved to enact investment screening mechanisms to manage the risks.
Estonia in the Middle of Europe’s China Debate
The appearance of China on the world stage
has heated up emotions in national and transnational power corridors as well as
created headlines in media and vigorous debates in public space. Recently, even
in Estonia the new candidate for world...
The EU Needs to Face China’s Threat to Academic Freedom
In general, academic exchanges are usually not framed within the
concept of state security - neither external, nor internal. Quite the contrary,
they are associated with establishing platforms of communication, enhancing
people-to-people contacts and creating synergies for research. This non-zero
sum...
Event Summary: Who Is Afraid of Investment Screening? International Impact of the New Czech...
December 10, 2019, Prague
Offsetting External Influence in the Balkans: Recommendations for the EU
The failure to open accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia has again shifted focus on the question of the EU's credibility in the Western Balkans. The EU's lack of leadership in the region is creating opportunities...
Comparing China’s and EU’s Artificial Intelligence Strategies
Today, the global economy stands in front of the next stage of socio-technological development. The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s emphasis on the inter-connectivity between the physical, digital and biological worlds engages the most disruptive technologies such as advanced...
