EU elections a boon for TaiwanBy Nicola CasariniCitizens of the 27 member states of the EU have elected a new European Parliament amid economic and security concerns related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and fears that China could be doing the same by invading Taiwan. The European Parliament has veto power regarding some key foreign policy decisions, including the adoption of a free-trade agreement or a bilateral investment treaty. This gives the EU legislature the power to influence the direction of European relations with the world. The main loser in the EU elections is Macron, whose party did not even win 15 percent of the votes. Among the various winners of the EU elections is definitively — albeit inadvertently — Taiwan.

Source: Taipei Times June 12, 2024 17:54 UTC