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Renewables: less dependence on China for supply chains
The EU should quickly rethink its supply chains for green energy technologies and take action to reduce its dependence on China in some areas. This is the view of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and the Rhodium Group in a policy paper published today. They say this will require stronger domestic policies and […] continue reading →
Habeck: €14 billion for chip companies
The German government wants to encourage chip companies to invest in Europe and Germany with €14 billion. This was said yesterday by Federal Minister of Economic Affairs Robert Habeck (Greens) at an event of family entrepreneurs in Hanover. The semiconductor shortage is a massive problem, he said, which is why the state is helping here […] continue reading →
EU-India: new trade and technology council
The EU and India want to cooperate more closely on technology development issues. “We believe that the relationship with India has great potential, and we need to exploit that potential,” a senior EU official said. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will launch a joint trade and technology council with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during […] continue reading →
Parliament wants uniform charging cables for many devices
The European Parliament has spoken out in favor of prescribing a uniform charging cable connection for numerous types of devices. The internal market committee voted yesterday to extend the planned regulation to smartwatches, fitness trackers, laptops, and printers, among others. The EU Commission had proposed only requiring manufacturers of cell phones, tablets, digital cameras, and […] continue reading →
Chip IPCEI: waiting for the federal government
The subsidy program for the semiconductor industry is still not ready for takeoff. The reason: The German government is not making it clear how much funding is available as state aid. Resentment in the industry is growing. Companies fear that several billion could flow to the US company Intel instead. continue reading →
Battery manufacturer CATL increases production capacity
Chinese battery manufacturer CATL will ramp up production at its new plant in Arnstadt, Thuringia, in the second half of the year. “We are on the home stretch,” said European President Matthias Zentgraf in Arnstadt on Monday while receiving an operating permit from the state of Thuringia for the first expansion stage of the plant. […] continue reading →
EU Commission asks questions about Microsoft’s cloud business
EU antitrust regulators are quizzing Microsoft’s MSFT.O rivals and customers about its cloud business and licensing deals, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed, in a move that could lead to a formal investigation and renewed scrutiny of the US software company. The European Commission has fined Microsoft a total €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) in the previous decade for breaching EU […] continue reading →
Luc Van den hove – world-class in chip research
You cannot miss the skyscraper from the highway to Leuven. On the top floor of the 15-story tower, Luc Van den hove has a good view over the flat countryside. The 61-year-old is CEO of Imec (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre), Europe’s largest research center for nano- and microelectronics. Margrethe Vestager, Vice President of the EU Commission, […] continue reading →
DMA: the question of enforcement
Following the conclusion of negotiations on the Digital Markets Act, experts call for effective enforcement of the new rules for digital corporations. “How the DMA will play out now remains an open question, and it depends massively on what enforcement looks like in concrete terms,” says Rupprecht Podszun, director of the Institute for Antitrust Law […] continue reading →