VIENNA/BRUSSELS -- The European Union will not shoulder the $1 billion debt Montenegro owes China for a still-to-be-built highway, a move that adds a wrinkle to the contest for influence being waged in the Balkans.
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EU and China tussle for clout in Montenegro over road project
Brussels rejects Balkan nation's plea to take over $1bn Chinese debt
Workers construct a bridge for the troubled Bar-Boljare highway in Bioce, Montenegro. © Reuters
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