Taiwan is pushing Europe for deals that would make it easier for companies on both sides to invest in each other, a positive signal for chipmakers and tech supply chains.

• President Lai Ching-te asked European countries to sign investment and double-taxation deals with Taiwan.
• Taiwanese money going into the EU has jumped sharply over the past decade, and trade between them is now worth about $75 billion a year.
• Taiwan's electronics industry group plans a technology park in Poland, giving Taiwanese firms a base inside the EU.
• Both sides want to move beyond just buying and selling chips and build joint research, design and manufacturing.
• Europe's planned Chips Act 2.0 is expected to open more room for working with Taiwan.

Outlook: Expect more Taiwan-EU tech tie-ups and pressure for formal tax and investment deals, though no agreement looks imminent.