News item | 12-03-2025 | 09:00
At the initiative of Dutch minister Dirk Beljaarts (Economic Affairs), nine countries have agreed to strengthen the European semiconductor industry. The ministers of Belgium, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland and Spain today have the so -called Semicon Coalition set up. The cooperation focuses on extra innovation, expanding the European position to other parts in the value chain and bringing technology to the market faster.
Semi -conductors are a building block for almost all business processes, devices, machines and consumer products. Strengthening the European position in this chain is not only an economic priority, but also a strategic need for the preservation of prosperity and safety, the nine countries say. Better cooperation also helps to improve European autonomy, resilience and earning capacity. The coalition will collaborate for its goals The European Commission that was present at the launch today.
Minister Dirk Beljaarts (Economic Affairs): “The economy ministers of the countries concerned all endorse that European countries, industry and knowledge institutes should work together more intensively. Not a little more, but much more. We have agreed to draw up a joint approach for the first time to increase production capacity, to have more public and private financing for the latest semiconductor technologies and applications and to invest in sufficiently trained people who can work in this sector. ”
Goals of the coalition include expanding production capacity within the EU and the even further strengthening of current European world players in the semiconductor value chain. The initiative of the nine countries also responds to the global increase in government investments in the sector. For example, there is currently via the EU chips act A joint financing of € 43 billion for the European semiconductor chain available. Other major international billions of projects are the Chips & Science Act In the US, The Big Fund In China and investments in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. The Semicon Coalition Therefore, together with the European Commission for the longer term, will look at the method of support.
The joint statement about the establishment of the Semicon Coalition Can be read here.