EU joins chips race with €42 bn bid to rival Asia

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Article highlights:

  • The EU launched a plan to raise tens of billions of euros to boost semiconductor production in Europe and end the bloc’s digital dependence on Asia.
  • The production of semiconductors, also known as chips, has become a strategic priority in Europe as well as the United States
  • If approved, the EU plans could generate a total of 42 billion euros ($48 billion) via existing EU budget money as well as by loosening existing rules on public subsidy from member states.