European_Economic_and_Trade_Office References

European Economic and Trade Office
歐洲經貿辦事處
	The European Economic and Trade Office at the International Trade Building
Agency overview
Formed	10 March 2003
Jurisdiction	Republic of China
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Agency executive	Filip Grzegorzewski, Head of Office;
Website	European Economic and Trade Office

The European Economic and Trade Office (EETO; traditional Chinese: 歐洲經貿辦事處; simplified Chinese: 欧洲经贸办事处; pinyin: Ōuzhōu Jīngmào Bànshì Chù) is the representative office of European Union (EU) in Taiwan. Its counterpart body in the EU is the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium.^[3] The European Union does not have diplomatic ties with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and only maintains informal relations with it.

History

The office was established on 10 March 2003 by the European Commission ( Prodi Commission).^[4]

The office is accessible within walking distance north west of Taipei 101 / World Trade Center Station of the Taipei Metro.

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De Facto	Taiwan

v t e Diplomatic missions in Taiwan
Africa	Eswatini Somaliland² South Africa¹
Americas	Argentina¹ Belize [ ja] Brazil¹ Canada¹ Guatemala [ ja] Haiti [ ja] Mexico¹ Paraguay [ ja] Peru¹ United States¹ Kaohsiung
Asia	China¹ India [ zh]¹ Indonesia¹ Japan¹ Kaohsiung [ ja] Malaysia¹ Mongolia¹ Myanmar¹ Philippines¹ Saudi Arabia¹ Singapore¹ South Korea¹ Thailand¹ Turkey¹ Vietnam¹
Europe	Austria¹ Belgium [ zh]¹ Czech Republic [ zh]¹ Denmark¹ France¹ Germany¹ Holy See Italy¹ Netherlands¹ Poland [ zh]¹ Russia¹ Spain¹ Sweden¹ United Kingdom¹
Oceania	Australia¹ Marshall Islands [ ja] Nauru [ ja] New Zealand¹ Palau [ ja] Tuvalu [ ja]
International organisations	European Union¹
Former	China Hong Kong¹ Macau¹ Honduras [ ja] Ireland Japan [ ja] Kiribati [ ja] Nicaragua [ ja] South Korea [ ko] South Vietnam [ zh]
¹ No diplomatic relations with Taiwan, functions as an informal diplomatic mission. ² Diplomatic relations with Taiwan, but functions as an informal diplomatic mission.