MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Boosting European chip manufacturing for AI – how will the Commission ensure equal development across the EU? – E-002385/2025

Question for written answer  E-002385/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Piotr Müller (ECR)

The aim of the European Chips Act is to build a resilient, integrated semiconductor ecosystem in the EU, including for AI applications.

In May 2025, a representative of the Taiwanese firm TSMC – the world’s largest chip manufacturer – publicly declared that it was prepared to support Europe in the development of its AI system production capabilities. TSMC has announced that a design centre will be established in Munich, and that a factory is to be built in Dresden, although the latter will focus on less advanced technologies for the car industry.

In the light of the foregoing:

• 1.Has the Commission taken any specific action in response TSMC’s statement on cooperation in the development of AI chips in Europe?
• 2.How is the Commission intending to ensure that investments in the semiconductor industry are not concentrated in one Member State, but support the sustainable development of the entire EU market?
• 3.Is the Commission intending to support TSMC’s investments in advanced technologies that will provide a significant boost to the EU’s capabilities in the field of AI?

Submitted: 13.6.2025