Taiwan is pushing to deepen its chip and trade ties with Europe, which is good news for Taiwanese exporters and for Europe's effort to secure its own chip supply.

• President Lai Ching-te called for a Taiwan-Europe semiconductor strategic partnership to build a safer, more varied and tougher global chip supply chain.
• Taiwan brings a tightly connected chip manufacturing base; Europe brings research, equipment, materials and high-value production.
• Trade between Taiwan and the EU hit close to $75 billion last year, making the EU Taiwan's fifth-largest trading partner.
• Taiwanese investment into EU countries has grown 650% over the past decade, and Taiwan's electronics industry group is setting up a tech park in Poland.
• Taiwan wants the EU to sign a double-taxation deal and an investment protection agreement to unlock more cross-border investment.

Outlook: SEMICON Taiwan 2026 opens next, with AI chips and advanced packaging the likely focus of new Taiwan-Europe deals, while Brussels advances its European Chips Act 2.0.