At the Taiwan Expo in Europe 2026 in Warsaw on June 22, Polish and Taiwanese officials plans revealed for Taiwan to help revive two of Poland’s stalled industrial ambitions: its long-delayed electric vehicle project, which was initially to be developed with Chinese partners, and semiconductor projects abandoned by Intel’s abandoned site.
A technology park supported by Taiwanese companies associated with TEEMA (Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association) would be built in Miękinia in Lower Silesia – the same site near Wrocław where Intel had previously planned a major semiconductor factory.
In other words, Taiwan occupies the space left by China and the United States in Polish industrial strategy.
Warsaw initially carried out two separate flagship projects: a semiconductor investment linked to Intel and a national electric car project linked to ElectroMobility Poland. Both got into trouble.
ElectroMobility Poland was established in 2016, under the influence of the then Minister of Finance Mateusz Morawiecki, with the aim of creating a national Polish electric car brand. In 2022, the company announced that China’s Geely would become the project’s technology partner, with the Izera EV built on Geely’s SEA platform, also used by the Volvo EX30.
But after Donald Tusk’s coalition came to power, enthusiasm for the Geely-related model faded. The project attracted criticism for its dependence on Chinese components and its repeated delays. Although Geely would have put pressure the Polish government in 2024 to continue the project, the partnership was never finalized in a politically sustainable form. This year, Taiwan replaced China as a key external partner in Poland’s electric vehicle ambitions.
A similar story played out in the semiconductor field. In June 2023, Intel announcement plans to invest $4.6 billion in a semiconductor integration and testing facility near Wrocław. The project became a major talking point during the 2023 Polish parliamentary election campaign and was presented by the then-ruling Law and Justice (PiS) government as a flagship industrial investment. Intel later withdrawal left a significant political and economic void – the 400-hectare site in Miękinia, as well as the infrastructure prepared for investment, remained unused – creating an opening for a new investor.
Reports suggest that the scale of the Taiwanese projects could exceed Intel’s initial proposal and possibly create up to 40,000 jobs, although these figures remain speculative at this stage.
It remains to be seen whether Warsaw and Taipei will be able to fully realize these two projects. But the direction is already clear: Poland is trying to make Taiwan a strategic industrial partner.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed in mid-June that Poland was working with Taiwanese Foxconn on two fronts. The first is the planned electric vehicle manufacturing and R&D center in Jaworzno, being developed in collaboration with ElectroMobility Poland (EMP). The second is a semiconductor project in Lower Silesia.
Tusk said EMP ultimately aims to produce up to 400,000 cars per year, while funding for the Jaworzno project – worth 4.5 billion zlotys (around $1.2 billion) – is expected to come from debt instruments under the EU’s post-pandemic recovery framework. The project is expected to include three mid-size SUV models for the European market, with the first Polish electric car expected to roll off the line in 2029. EMP President Cyprian Gronkiewicz told the Polish parliament on June 10 that construction of the Jaworzno plant is expected to begin in spring 2027.
Foxconn’s role in Poland should end on three pillars: AI servers, Poland being considered as Foxconn’s European assembly center; electromobility, thanks to technological support for the long-delayed Polish domestic electric car project; and smart city solutions, including advanced connectivity systems for urban infrastructure.
Speaking at Taiwan Expo, Deputy Minister of Development and Technology Michał Jaros said that several European countries – including Czechia, Germany and France – were competing for Taiwanese investments, but that Poland had built particularly dense and multi-layered ties with Taiwan in recent years.
This broader context is important. According to a CEIAS report, between 2019 and 2024, the number of mutual visits between Taiwanese and European representatives increased more than sixfold, while Poland became one of the most active European countries in developing subnational ties with Taiwan. With seven city-to-city partnerships, Poland has become a major player in the local government dimension of Europe-Taiwan relations.
The current investment effort is also part of a broader Taiwanese strategy towards the European ICT and manufacturing sectors, including the concept of a Polish “ICT Triangle” centered on Wrocław, Katowice and Łódź. Polish business media reported that TEEMA had identified Poland as a particularly promising location for expansion, a message reiterated by Taiwanese officials during Poland’s economic mission to Taiwan in June 2025.
The political dimension of these relations was highlighted this week by the visit of Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung. During his stay in Poland, Lin highlighted the development of ties between Poland and Taiwan on June 23 at a reception in Warsaw organized by the Poland-Taiwan parliamentary group. Lin described Poland and Taiwan as like-minded partners, welcomed signs of closer cooperation and said the government planned to open a Taiwanese language center in Warsaw to improve understanding of Taiwanese culture and language among the Polish public.