European Politicians Urge EU to Back Taiwan’s Participation in WHO

European Union flags in front of the EU Parliament building in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 27, 2015. VanderWolf-Images/iStock

A group of more than 100 members of the European Parliament and one national parliament submitted an urgent open letter on May 13 that calls on 27 EU health ministers to demand that the World Health Organization (WHO) reinstates Taiwan’s participation as an observer in the U.N. agency.