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EU states rally around Dutch chips coalition in bid for Chips Act 2.0
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on September 29, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
EU states join Dutch coalition to revise the Chips Act, focusing on critical technologies and semiconductor skills amid geopolitical tensions.
(Reuters) -All of the European Union's member states have entered a Dutch-led chips coalition that is pushing for revisions to the EU's Chips Act, the Dutch government said on Monday.
The group, known as the "Semicon Coalition", was formed in March by the Netherlands together with eight other member states. It handed over the declaration to the European Commission on Monday.
"Today all EU Ministers agreed on the fact that Europe’s industrial strategy should adapt to the increasing geopolitical tensions in the world," Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans said in a statement.
The coalition argues that the bloc needs to revamp its Chips Act from a headline market‑share goal of 20% to a more targeted drive to secure critical technologies, speed approvals and deepen skills and finance across the semiconductor chain.
(Reporting by Nathan Vifflin in Gdansk; Editing by Matt Scuffham)
The coalition aims to push for revisions to the EU's Chips Act, adapting it to current geopolitical tensions and focusing on securing critical technologies.
The Semicon Coalition was formed in March by the Netherlands along with eight other EU member states.
The coalition argues for a shift from a market-share goal of 20% to a more targeted approach that emphasizes securing critical technologies and speeding up approvals.
Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans stated that all EU Ministers agreed on the need for Europe’s industrial strategy to adapt to increasing geopolitical tensions.
The coalition handed over a declaration to the European Commission on Monday, outlining their goals and proposed revisions to the Chips Act.
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