EU lawmakers pass report backing closer Taiwan tiesDIPLOMATIC ALLY: The European Parliament report — passed 580 to 26 — said the bloc must do more to address tensions with Beijing and protect Taiwanese democracyBy Lu Yi-hsuan and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe European Parliament yesterday passed a report calling for closer cooperation between Taiwan and the eurozone on political, economic and cultural affairs. The report urged European states to bolster official ties with Taiwan, while pursuing closer relations, such as economic, scientific, cultural and personal interactions, including high-level exchanges. The conduct of interactions is to be guided by the EU’s “one China” policy, the European Parliament said. The European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan should be renamed the European Office in Taiwan, it added, while voicing support for the proposed establishment of the Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a news release saying that it thanked the European Parliament for its support of Taiwan.

Source: Taipei Times October 22, 2021 04:10 UTC