Europe wants to deal with China as a group: German minister

BEIJING: Major European Union countries want to deal with China as a group rather than sign bilateral agreements as individual states, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Friday, attending a summit in Beijing on China's Belt and Road plan.

Italy in March became the first major Western government to back China's initiative, even as some EU leaders cautioned Rome against rushing into the arms of Beijing. "In the big EU states we have agreed that we don't want to sign any bilateral memorandums but together make necessary arrangements between the greater European Economic Area and the economic area of Greater China," Altmaier said when asked if he could see Germany signing a similar bilateral agreement to Italy.A spokesman for Altmaier's office later said he was talking about general arrangements and not specifically the Belt and Road.

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