The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borell, says the EU bloc suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage, and is warning of retaliation for any attack on Europe's energy networks.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economic Affairs and Climate Action Minister Robert Habeck have vowed to solve investment subsidy issues for TSMC and Intel.

The head of a visiting delegation of German lawmakers is reiterating Berlin's opposition to any non-peaceful or unilateral changes to the cross-strait status quo.

Taiwan and Germany have signed a mutual legal assistance agreement related to assistance on criminal matters.

The German Trade Office has released its annual business confidence survey, which shows nearly 60% of German companies in Taiwan are optimistic about the country's economic prospects over the next three years.

Taiwan and Germany have signed a science and technology agreement.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has held a ground-breaking ceremony in the German city of Dresden for its first European fab.

Germany and France have jointly proposed a €500 billion recovery fund to be distributed to EU countries worst affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

A German government economics official is visiting Taiwan on what officials are describing as a "two-day low-profile trip" this week.

Nearly 90-percent of German businesses in Taiwan say they are pleased with the island's anti-coronavirus efforts.

Austria and Germany have both announced plans to relax coronavirus measures only weeks after pushing for compulsory vaccinations to curb the spread of infections

German lawmakers have passed a resolution calling on Berlin to reassess its Taiwan policy and deepen exchanges with the island

The National Immigration Agency says Taiwan and Germany have launched a reciprocal automated customs clearance programme.

Cabinet Secretary-General Kung Ming-hsin says the government plans to strengthen cooperation with the Czech Republic in semiconductor development based on what he's describing as Prague's pivotal role in the European IC industry.

National Taiwan University has held a welcoming ceremony for the first group of 30 students participating in the Semiconductor Talent Incubation Program. The programme has been developed to train semiconductor talent in the German state of Saxony.

Taiwan's Ministry of Justice minister Tsai Ching-hsiang has held talks in Berlin with his German counterpart, Marco Buschmann. It's the first time that justice ministers from the two countries have ever met.

The visiting chairman of the German-Taiwan Parliamentary Friendship Group says Taiwan should be proud of its democratic development.

Taiwan ranked 12th among central banks in holding global gold reserves in the first quarter of this year.

The European Union is stepping up its efforts to support Ukraine as it endures an invasion by Russian forces