It probably needs a long hard look at the consequences of such decisions in the long term. On one hand, it’s authoritarian, on the other hand not doing that mi

It probably needs a long hard look at the consequences of such decisions in the long term. On one hand, it’s authoritarian, on the other hand not doing that might lead to fairly critical businesses becoming unaligned with the interests of the country, or leaving outright. > What troubles him more is geopolitics. The pressure on asml began to build in 2019, when the Dutch government, at America’s urging, barred the company from exporting its advanced euv machines to China. On the other hand, this position is understandable and it makes me wonder why the Dutch would do this and keep such limitations in place - especially after seeing how clearly hateful the current US administration is towards the EU. The EU should look towards ensuring its own prosperity and that includes the interests and the future of the companies within it. That's a common sense take in my eyes.