From Budapest to Belgrade: a railway line increases Chinese influence in the Balkans

budapest-to-piraeus.jpg

Ana Curic
Ana Curic
Attila Kálmán
Attila Kálmán
28 December 2021
A costly railway project connecting Budapest and Belgrade is being financed in part by the Chinese government. Some estimates say that it will take Hungary 979 years to pay off the loan.
;

HELP US CONNECT THE DOTS ON EUROPE

Support cross-border journalism

Cross-border stories from a changing Europe, in your inbox.