China, the 16+1 cooperation format and the EU
At a Glance
01-03-2017
The 16+1 sub-regional cooperation format brings together China and 16 central and eastern European countries (CEECs), consisting of 11 EU Member States and five EU candidate countries. The format is controversial, given the concerns expressed about arrangements made under its umbrella being in conflict with EU law and about a perceived erosion of EU norms, values and unity. Nearly five years on from its creation, mutually satisfactory results still lag behind expectations.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- Central and Eastern European Countries
- China
- cooperation policy
- developing countries
- economic conditions
- economic geography
- ECONOMICS
- ENERGY
- energy policy
- EU law
- EU Member State
- EU strategy
- Europe
- European construction
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union law
- FINANCE
- financial cooperation
- financing and investment
- foreign investment
- GEOGRAPHY
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international trade
- international trade
- maritime and inland waterway transport
- maritime shipping
- multilateral relations
- self-sufficiency in energy
- TRADE
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