Macron Visits ASML to Boost Europe’s AI and Semiconductor Cooperation
French President Emmanuel Macron visited ASML in Veldhoven to underline a Paris–The Hague push for Europe’s semiconductor and AI edge. Macron and Dutch minister Jetten met firms at the Strip-T campus and discussed closer cooperation to raise competitiveness. ASML’s extreme ultraviolet lithography leadership and its prior €1.3 billion investment in Mistral were highlighted, alongside a signing ceremony pairing TNO and Quobly work for quantum spin-qubit development.