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China is a country in East Asia and the most populous country in the world. It has a well-developed port sector and several large companies with European ports and shipping activities, including COSCO Shipping Ports, COSCO Lines, China Merchants Group and Shanghai International Port Group. It has a key role as a supplier of a vast amount of cargo to European markets, via a number of European Mediterranean Sea ports. It has holdings in a number of these ports. Its trade routes with Europe are widely known as the new Silk Road.

President Xi Jinping sees agreement exchange ceremony of establishment of Confucius Institute at University of Thessaly

Confucius Institute – November 11, 2019 On November 11th, President Xi Jinping met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens during his...

Portugal hosts Silk Road conference

Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – Last Wednesday, November 13, the 6th Portugal-China Gala was held under the theme ”Belt &...

Georgian entrepreneurs take advantage of China’s largest exhibitions under partnership fund

Partnership Fund – November 5, 2019 Deputy Executive Director of the Partnership Fund Giorgi Khelaia met with the delegation of the Trade Promotion...

Joint declaration between Greece and China on strengthening integrated & strategic cooperation

The following statement was published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Greece – November 11, 2019 Upon invitation of the President of Greece,...

European Investment Bank to provide finance to Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 12, 2019 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €140 million to support expansion and...

Visit of Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President of China Xi Jinping to COSCO’s premises in Piraeus

Government of Greece – November 11, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President of China Xi Jinping, accompanied by their spouses Mareva...

Serbia’s Popovic attends 21st China New Technology Fair in Shenzhen

Belgrade, November 10, 2019 Minister without portfolio in the Government of the Republic of Serbia in charge of innovation and technological development Nenad...

Concrete results of strengthening the partnership between Serbia and China

Government of Serbia – November 9, 2019 Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said after the visit to Shanghai that she expects more Chinese investment in Serbia,...

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Mariana Nikolova presented investment opportunities in China

Government of Bulgaria – November 5, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Demographic Policy Mariana Nikolova attended the official opening of the...

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas reports of prime minister’s visit to China

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas made the following speech to parliament regarding the visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to China this week...

Serbian prime minister visits the booth of Serbia at the EXPO fair in Shanghai

Government of Serbia – November 7, 2019 The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, today, accompanied by the Ambassador of China to Serbia, Chen Bo,...

Athens-Shanghai direct airline agreement discussed to increase tourism

Shanghai, Greece (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – As part of the efforts of the Greek delegation in Shanghai to promote business between the two...

Barcelona port presents services as Mediterranean hub to Sino International Freight Forwarders Conference

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) November 7, 2019 – A delegation of the port of Barcelona comprising commercial manager, Luis Paris; manager Carlos...

Meeting of Greek Prime Minister with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai

Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s phrase “I am reluctantly stopping this debate here, but fortunately we...

Speech by Greek Prime Minister at opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo 2019

Speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo 2019 in Shanghai- Government of Greece –...

Piraeus Port Authority attends China International Import Expo

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has joined again...

AdSP del Mare Adriatico Orientale (Trieste) signs cooperation agreement with China Communications Construction Company

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – At the second edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, Autorita’ di Sistema...

Prime Minister Serbia meets with President of China, Xi Jinping

Government of Serbia – November 4, 2019 The Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Ana Brnabic, spoke today in Shanghai with the President of the...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits COSCO headquarters in Shanghai

Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warmly welcomed the President, executives and employees of COSCO’s...

Speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Greek-Chinese Business Forum in Shanghai

Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 “There has never been a better time to write a new chapter in Greece’s relations with China.”...

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