Belgian PM faces high-wire act in China as EU, Taiwan fears intrude
Alexander De Croo will seek to balance national and EU interests during his trip to Beijing — amid strained trade ties and tensions around Taiwan’s presidential election.
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EU wards off Russian tech investment via its startup fund
Russian investors ‘are totally banned’ from co-investing with the EU’s venture capital fund, its board president says.
European Commission looks to transform the bloc’s defence fund
The European Commission is looking to rescale its military research and developement fund to limit the number of projects and avoid dispersion, according to people close to the matter.