However, apart from scandals connected with BRI projects, there are also examples of succesful Chinese investments into European infrastructure like the one which occurred in Greece, where the port of Piraeus has been expanded by Chinese state-companies or in Portugal with large Chinese investments in both the energy sector and in its port of Sines. What is more, in order to counter Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative project, European Union together with its allies is proposing its own infrastructure initiative which could bring some new infrastructure projects to the developing countries.