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EU as a savior in times of need? China wants its money back

The EU is not prepared to help Montenegro repay a Chinese loan. It’s about almost €1 billion for the construction of a motorway, which Western institutions assessed early on as not worthwhile. Is Europe missing a great opportunity to strengthen pro-European forces in the Western Balkans and instead leaving the field to Beijing?

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Marcel Grzanna
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Milo Djukanovic has been arguably the most influential figure in his home country of Montenegro for decades. He has been prime minister several times and is currently president for the second time. His big dream is apparently to bequeath the small country in the Western Balkans a motorway that runs from the Adriatic coast right across the country to the Serbian border, some 170 kilometers long.

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