Great days in #Dresden and #Berlin to discuss #EU 🇪🇺 #Taiwan relations and in particular the significant economic opportunities.

It is very impressive to see how the Federal State of Saxony is strategically taking
forward its engagement.

www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/spokesp...

Taiwan vice president makes rare trip to Europe for parliament speech - www.reuters.com/world/china/...

Taiwan VP Hsiao Bi-khim makes historic address at 2025 IPAC summit - Focus Taiwan Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) made history on Friday as the first Taiwanese vice president to deliver a speech in a European parliament while in office, addressing the 2025 summit of the Inter-Pa...

focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within

歐洲經貿辦事處處長 Lutz Güllner 谷力哲 | 歐盟是台灣最大的投資者？Sweet Talk ft. Head of EETO Lutz Güllner YouTube video by ICRT 英語廣播電台

Great chat with @icrtradio.bsky.social and DJ Caitlin on our work and the role of the äußere 🇪🇺 in Taiwan.
I loved the music choice ❤️8️⃣0️⃣s

m.youtube.com/watch?v=PPwT...

Intense week with many important events: #EuropeDay concert series, #VEDay commemoration in Taiwan, #FactChecking Forum Taipei, #TES Taipei European School 9 May celebrations…

Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan and Ukraine’s Rada established a new parliamentary friendship association. An important signal of support for Ukraine 🇺🇦 and a signal to all democracies in the world 🌍
Thank you 🙏 for inviting me!

Taiwan: Statement by the Spokesperson on China’s military drills China’s large-scale military drills around Taiwan are increasing cross-strait tensions. Peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are of strategic importance for regional and global security and prospe...

Taiwan: Statement by the Spokesperson on China’s military drills | EEAS www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/taiwan-...

Thanks for the shout out! 🙏

Preparedness Union Strategy: reinforcing Europe’s resilience in a changing world To ensure the sustainable security and welfare of its citizens, the European Union is adopting additional measures, under the Preparedness Union Strategy, to better anticipate, prevent, and respond to...

The EU 🇪🇺 just published the new Preparedness Strategy.

It is all about whole of society resilience and closer military-civilian integration.

www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/prepare...

An absolute must read!

AI, Disinformation and Big Elections Podcast Episode · EU Unpacked: A podcast from FleishmanHillard hosted by Jim Brunsden · 04/17/2024 · 51m

@lutzguellner.bsky.social We just listened to your FleishmanHillard interview—your closing remarks really resonated with us. As #AI & human content become indistinguishable, platforms must verify who’s human and where they’re from to safeguard authentic discourse. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

At #RightsCon25, we explored balancing pluralistic debate + #FoE with tackling manipulative narratives that distort reality & fuel polarisation – especially #Russia #disinformation.

Check this powerful quote from @lutzguellner.bsky.social
+ session recap:
www.article19.org/resources/eu...

Public messages of support for Zelenskyy after Trump & Vance gang up on him in the Oval Office:
Macron ✅
Von der Leyen ✅
Merz ✅
Scholz ✅
Tusk ✅
Sanchez ✅
Schoof ✅
Costa ✅
Kallas ✅
Starmer ❌
Meloni ❌

Taipei 101 tower tonight in the colours of Ukraine 💪

🇪🇺🇺🇦

EU Assistance to Ukraine (in U.S. Dollars) Last updated February 21, 2025. To view a PDF version, please click here. The European Union (EU) and our 27 Member States remain united and determined in our unprecedented support for Ukraine. Since ...

Just to get the figures right:

www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/...

#StandwithUkraine
#24February2022

Russia-linked propaganda campaign pushes to undercut German support for Ukraine Behind a traveling photo exhibit in Germany about the suffering of children in the Russia-Ukraine war is a network connected to Moscow. It comes as officials in Berlin report an increase in Russian-sponsored interference ahead of German elections.

Russia-linked propaganda campaign pushes to undercut German support for Ukraine - www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Stupid typo in first line: of course it is “week” and not “weak”. The perils of autocorrecting…

What a great weak, together with my colleagues, the EU Ambassadors and Representatives around the world 🌍 We met the new EU 🇪🇺 leadership and discussed the priorities for our work in the months ahead.

#EUdiplomacy

What a great night in Brussels to see all friends and colleagues working on #FIMI and #disinformation! Good to see you all and proud to see how the work continues!

Courtesy of Reuters…

Taiwan’s version of the “cat café” 🐍 . I am planning to try it out 😱

I hope not a bad omen… 😈

Baltic undersea cable damaged by 'external influence' on Sunday, Latvian broadcaster says An undersea fibre optic cable between Latvia and Sweden was damaged on Sunday morning, likely as a result of "external influence", Latvian public broadcaster LSM reported, citing the cable operator.

Another damaged cable in the Baltic Sea

www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Taiwan is front runner in preparedness for natural and man made disasters ⚡️💥⚠️

I was very impressed when visiting the Taipei Emergency Operations Center.

The EU 🇪🇺 and Taiwan can learn a lot from each other!

Lord Peter Mandelson expected to be named as UK ambassador to US The former cabinet minister will take on the vital role of building relations with the Trump administration.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Russian missiles damaged the Portuguese Embassy in Kyiv.

No diplomatic representation should ever be targeted or even impacted.

This is another barbaric attack by Russia on civilian targets that shows no willingness for peace.

I extend my full solidarity to diplomatic staff.

Another heinous Russian attack against Kyiv.

This time on a building hosting the Embassy of Portugal and several other diplomatic services.

Putin’s disregard for international law reaches new heights.

Solidariedade com Portugal.