Taiwan is pushing the EU for a tax and investment treaty as its companies pour money into Europe, a positive sign for both sides' chip industries.

• Taiwanese investment into the EU jumped 650% over the last ten years compared with the decade before.
• Two-way trade with the EU came close to $75 billion last year, making the bloc Taiwan's fifth-biggest trading partner.
• President Lai Ching-te wants a deal to stop companies being taxed twice, plus protection for their investments in Europe.
• Taiwan's electronics industry group is building a tech park in Poland to make it easier for firms to set up shop there.
• Europe's new chip law aims to speed up its own industry, and Taiwan is offering a chip partnership: its factories, Europe's research, equipment and materials.

Outlook: Expect more Taiwanese chip money heading to Europe, though a formal tax treaty still depends on Brussels moving first.