All EU member states have joined the Semicon Coalition to strengthen the European chip sector.
All 27 EU member states have joined the Semicon Coalition, a joint initiative to strengthen Europe’s position in the global semiconductor industry. The coalition is intended to be a stepping stone towards a revised EU Chips Act and focuses on five priorities, including collaboration, investment, and talent development.
Joint Strategy
The Semicon Coalition was launched in March 2025 by nine EU countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. At the initiative of the Netherlands, the remaining member states have now also signed the declaration, prior to the Competitiveness Council in Brussels. Minister Vincent Karremans (Economic Affairs) has officially handed over the joint document to the European Commission.
More than 50 companies and organizations from the European and global semiconductor sector support the initiative. The declaration emphasizes the importance of semiconductors for applications in artificial intelligence, defense, automotive, and energy infrastructure, among others. This reinforces the call for a revision of the existing EU Chips Act.
Five Priorities
The Semicon Coalition establishes five priorities. Collaboration between industry, researchers, SMEs, and startups must be strengthened. Additionally, the signatories want to better align public and private investments and accelerate the approval of strategic projects.
A third pillar is training more technical personnel through a European talent pool. Sustainability also receives attention, with plans for more energy-efficient and circular production processes. Finally, the EU wants to collaborate more closely with like-minded international partners, while simultaneously trying to avoid dependencies on other regions.
“With this joint strategy, we have underscored the need to increase production capacity in Europe itself and to invest extra in research, development, and education. We are ready to meet the growing demand for semiconductors for use in AI, the automotive sector, the defense industry, and energy infrastructure,” said Minister Karremans.