electricity grids, high-speed rail, TV stations, even nuclear plants: there’s almost no limit to what foreign actors (be they private actors or states masking as private actors) can acquire in Europe. In this way Europe hands foreign powers, in particular China and Russia, the opportunity on a silver platter to steer our decision-making when they choose to. Once a media outlet in an EU Member State is in foreign hands, will it still report the news or present “alternative facts”? When a port has a foreign owner, can it still be used without any problem to ship in military reinforcement and
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