Source: European Parliament
Priority question for written answer P-000495/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Kateřina Konečná (NI), Maria Zacharia (NI), Branislav Ondruš (NI), Monika Beňová (NI), Katarína Roth Neveďalová (NI), Ondřej Dostál (NI), Judita Laššáková (NI), Erik Kaliňák (NI), Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová (PfE)
On 13 January 2025, the outgoing administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden announced restrictions on advanced AI chip exports to several countries, including the majority of the EU Member States, while excluding 10 other Member States from such restrictions. The Commission has not yet commented on whether this division of Member States into two categories undermines the European single market. Additionally, no potential solution was provided to address the potential shortage of advanced AI chips in several Member States. This is particularly striking since the US restrictions will affect a majority of EU Member States, including Greece and Luxembourg, which have been proposed among the locations for European AI factories.
In light of the above:
- 1.Does the Commission consider the division of its Member States into two categories with differing access to advanced AI chips from the United States to be in contradiction with the principles of the European single market?
- 2.Is the Commission preparing alternatives in case of an inadequate supply of advanced AI chips from the United States, for example, by developing its own AI chip industry and diversifying its AI chip supply chains?
Supporter[1]
Submitted: 4.2.2025
- [1] This question is supported by a Member other than the authors: Jana Nagyová (PfE)