The Dutch government has reportedly launched a secret task force to keep chip giant ASML in the Netherlands.
Citing anonymous sources, the Dutch newspaper said the company was considering an expansion outside the Netherlands.
France was mooted as a potential destination.
Such a move would leave a deep impact.
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These unique capabilities have pushed ASML into thechip warbetween China and the US.
Under recentgovernment orders, the company was forced to curb shipments of its machines to China.
The new task force addresses another challenge, which has an entirely different political component.
One involves a plan to phase out tax credits for ex-pats.
ASML warns that the rules will block access to top talent.
According toDe Telegraaf,Operation Beethoven was formed to address these concerns.
Micky Adriaansens, the countrys economic affairs minister,told Reutersthat she was meeting Wennink on Wednesday.
I dont know if they would leave, she said.
They want to grow.
And they want to grow in such an amount, it puts a pressure on our infrastructure.
Thats why were talking to them very intensively.
Because we want to understand, is it something we can solve?
The current talks could provide a momentous answer.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.
He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
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He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.
Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).
