The European Tech Alliance is a group of fast-growing tech companies that have been built in Europe. They have recently found success and now want to scale up, so that they  can continue to grow and compete globally. The EU Tech Alliance wants to use its  collective experience to feed into the push to strengthen Europe's digital economy.

Members

The diplomatic missions in Taiwan include embassies; trade and cultural missions representative offices. Due to the special political status and One-China policy, Taiwan, is only recognized by 14 countries and Somaliland; all of them have an embassy in Taipei.

1. Engaging with Indo-Pacific partners to build more resilient and sustainable global value chains by diversifying trade and economic relations, and by developing technological standards and regulations that are in line with EU  values and principles.
2. Completing EU trade negotiations with Australia, Indonesia and New Zealand
3. Resuming trade negotiations and starting investment negotiations with India
4. Completing an Economic Partnership Agreement with the East Africa Community

Considering its location, critical role in global high-tech supply chains, and its democratic way of life, Taiwan is strategically important for European democracies. The EU and Taiwan are “like-minded partners” and  “maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific is a core interest for the EU.”

European policy toward Taiwan has been inconsistent and at times indifferent; the EU has always seen Taiwan within the framework of its relations with China, where China vehemently objects to anything beyond the limits that the Chinese leadership has imposed.

Highest to Lowest

1. United KIngdom
2. Denmark
3. Sweden
4. Ireland
5. Portugal
6. Spain
7. Poland
8. Norway
9. Netherlands
10. Germany
11. France
12. Austria
13. Ukraine
14. Italy
15. Belgium
16. Switzerland

Highest to Lowest  Negative Perception

1. Sweden
2. Austria
3. Germany
4. United Kingdom
5. Denmark
6. Norway
7. Ireland
8. Netherlands
9. Belgium
10. France
11. Switzerland
12. Italy
13. Spain
14. Hungary
15. Poland
16. Greece

Austria

1. DRIVE NEW RESOURCES TO THE INDO-PACIFIC

European countries that imported the most Taiwanese shipments by dollar value during 2021. Also shown is each import country’s percentage of total Taiwanese exports.

1. Germany: $8.2 billion (1.8%)
2. Netherlands: $8.1 billion (1.8%)
3. United Kingdom: $4.2 billion (0.9%)
4. Belgium: $2.7 billion (0.6%)
5. Italy: $2.6 billion (0.6%)
6. Spain: $1.62 billion (0.4%)
7. France: $1.6 billion (0.4%)

Imports include