The European Federation of Taiwanese Associations (EFTA; , short: ) is a federation, which combines several associations by
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people may be generally considered the people of Taiwan who share a common culture, ancestry and speak Taiwanese Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka or indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue. Taiwanese people may also refer to the i ...
in each
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
an country. The object is to promote friendship among those European associations, support mutual corporation and continuing care for
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
's development and trends. At the present is 謝偉群 (HSIEH, Wei-qun) director general of EFTA, who lives in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
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Annual Meetings
Publications
EFTA publishes statements in irregular intervals about recent issues, which are consulted in political debates. This year on 11 July EFTA released a response to
ROC on Taiwan's former president
Chen Shuibian illegal imprisonment.
References
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Politics of Taiwan
Society of Taiwan
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