🇨🇳Chinese investments in the Balkan region are more & more common. Some fear this will lead governments to become too reliant on Beijing. A $1 billion road project in 🇲🇪 spiked concerns, but the country's finance min. said they can afford to repay debts. eurac.tv/9SGL

Romania’s government approved a US-backed bill that effectively bars China and @Huawei from taking part in development of its #5G network. eurac.tv/9SGK

US-funded @RFERL news website in Moscow urgently appealing to Europe’s highest rights court to stop Russia from heavily fining the media outlet for hundreds of alleged infractions. eurac.tv/9SGI

“Gas is the new coal,” said one Brussels energy lobbyist. 👉 Gas power plants overtook lignite in 2020 to become the EU’s single largest source of power sector emissions. @FredSimonEU reports. eurac.tv/9SG0

EURACTIV launches its new Digital & Media hub today! Our Editor @SamuelStolton spoke with @VeraJourova about the state of play of media freedom in Europe in this exclusive interview👇 eurac.tv/9SG8

"La Commission a mis la pression sur les Etats membres pour qu'ils viennent avec plus de réformes", confie un diplomate européen. Pour toucher les aides du fonds de relance européen, les pays de l’UE risquent de devoir engager des réformes impopulaires. 👇 eurac.tv/9SCj