During her work trip to Taipei in late November, Alice Rezková sat down with Yin Khvat to discuss the findings and identified obstructions for the EU-Taiwan BIA.

The European Commission has wavered on exploring the possibilities of a BIA with Taiwan, despite Taiwan being one of the most competitive economies in the world. If the launch of the BIA negotiations was based solely on economic reasoning, the trade deal would have already been in place.

Last year, Vilém Semerák, Michal Paulus, and Alice Rezková conducted research that yielded arguments to consider for the relevant decision-makers in the Czech Republic and the EU while assessing the economic and strategic importance of a BIA with Taiwan. Read the study