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The EU clarifies its position on Taiwan, Mediterranean states push for Africa Partnership, and Manfred Weber knifes the Nature Restoration Act

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This week

• 🇹🇼EU clarifies position on Taiwan

• 🤝Med states push for Africa Partnership

• 🌎Weber knifes Nature Restoration Act

🇹🇼EU clarifies position on Taiwan

The Europa Building (Photo by Fred Romero)

So, it’s an EU Council week, and sadly, due to the timings, we won’t have a full summary of what is adopted before However, we’ve had one big thing that has dropped: a new statement on Taiwan.

The previous dramas related to the mistranslation of Emmanuel Macron’s statements and the clear need to find a common position that would allow the EU to react effectively without relying on the US.

For a quick recap of previous dramas and a quick geopolitical explanation of the Taiwan issue, check out this explainer:

Neanmoins, what did the EUCO come up with?