Taipei Representative Office in Poland
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駐波蘭臺北代表處
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| formed = 17 December 1992
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| headquarters = Warsaw, Poland
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The Taipei Representative Office in Poland represents the interests of Taiwan (Republic of China) in Poland, functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations.
The representative office is responsible for promoting bilateral relations between Taiwan and Poland, and promoting trade, investment, tourism, scientific and technological cooperation, and cultural exchanges. It is divided into business group, economic group and education group.{{Cite web|title=代表處簡介|url=https://www.taiwanembassy.org/pl/post/1068.html|access-date=2022-01-28|last=Team|first=Internet|work=駐波蘭台北代表處 Taipei Representative Office in Poland|archive-date=2022-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128080656/https://www.taiwanembassy.org/pl/post/1068.html|url-status=live}} It also has the functions of handling passports, visas, document certification, expatriate services, and emergency relief for foreigners in travel,{{Cite web|title=外交部領事事務局全球資訊網|url=https://www.boca.gov.tw/sp-foof-countrycp-03-62-aa8d5-03-1.html|access-date=2022-01-30|date=2017-07-10|last=外交部領事事務局|work=外交部領事事務局|archive-date=2022-01-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130124020/https://www.boca.gov.tw/sp-foof-countrycp-03-62-aa8d5-03-1.html|url-status=live}} which is equivalent to an embassy in a country with diplomatic relations. Since 2004, the representative office is based at Warsaw Financial Center.
The representative agency of the Polish government in Taiwan is the Polish Office in Taipei.
History
In July 1992, the Polish and Taiwanese governments reached an agreement to set up offices in the capital.{{Cite web|title=八十六年外交年鑑 第三章 第四項 我國與歐洲地區國家關係|url=https://multilingual.mofa.gov.tw/web/web_UTF-8/almanac/almanac1997/3-1-4.html|access-date=2022-01-30|work=multilingual.mofa.gov.tw|archive-date=2020-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210020039/http://multilingual.mofa.gov.tw/web/web_UTF-8/almanac/almanac1997/3-1-4.html|url-status=live}} On 17 December 1992, the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Poland" was established.{{Cite web|title=代表處簡介|url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/pl/post/1068.html|access-date=2022-01-30|last=Team|first=Internet|work=駐波蘭台北代表處 Taipei Representative Office in Poland|archive-date=2022-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302064415/https://www.roc-taiwan.org/pl/post/1068.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|title=中華民國108年外交年鑑|pages=203|url=https://multilingual.mofa.gov.tw/web/web_UTF-8/almanac/almanac2019/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B108%E5%B9%B4%E5%A4%96%E4%BA%A4%E5%B9%B4%E9%91%91.pdf|access-date=2022-02-07|archive-date=2021-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418025946/https://multilingual.mofa.gov.tw/web/web_UTF-8/almanac/almanac2019/%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E6%B0%91%E5%9C%8B108%E5%B9%B4%E5%A4%96%E4%BA%A4%E5%B9%B4%E9%91%91.pdf|url-status=live}} On 1 August 2018, the "Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Poland" was renamed the "Taipei Reprencentative Office".{{Cite web|title=臺北經濟文化辦事處自本(107)年8月1日起更名為「臺北代表處」(Taipei Representative Office)，維持原有功能及服務。|url=https://www.roc-taiwan.org/pl/post/2304.html|access-date=2022-02-04|last=Team|first=Internet|work=駐波蘭台北代表處 Taipei Representative Office in Poland|archive-date=2020-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105140357/https://www.roc-taiwan.org/pl/post/2304.html}} On 16 October 2020, considering the situation the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland, the consumer counter was temporarily closed for 14 days.{{Cite web|title=本處領務櫃台暫時關閉14天(自2020年10月16日至29日)|url=https://www.taiwanembassy.org/pl/post/3252.html|access-date=2022-02-07|last=Team|first=Internet|work=駐波蘭台北代表處 Taipei Representative Office in Poland|archive-date=2022-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207051543/https://www.taiwanembassy.org/pl/post/3252.html|url-status=live}} On 24 February 2022, after the outbreak of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the affairs related to Ukraine were transferred to the Taipei Representative Office in Poland.{{Cite web |url = https://www.boca.gov.tw/sp-foof-countrycp-03-146-e4106-03-1.html |title = 駐館位置及聯絡方式 |date = 10 July 2017 |publisher = 中華民國外交部 領事事務局 |access-date = 2022-02-24 |archive-date = 2018-03-12 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20180312021135/https://www.boca.gov.tw/sp-foof-countrycp-03-146-e4106-03-1.html |url-status =live }}{{Cite web|title=外交部：波蘭外館明起暫代烏克蘭領務 - 政治|url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/3839482|access-date=2022-03-02|date=2022-02-24|last=自由時報電子報|work=自由時報電子報|language=zh-Hant-TW|archive-date=2022-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304042601/https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/3839482|url-status=live}}
See also
References
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Category:1992 establishments in Poland
Category:Organizations established in 1992