{"id":14557,"date":"2024-03-06T17:46:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1404612"},"modified":"2024-03-06T17:46:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:46:48","slug":"dutch-government-launched-secret-task-force-to-keep-asml-in-netherlands-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=14557","title":{"rendered":"Dutch government launched secret task force to keep ASML in Netherlands, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Dutch government has reportedly launched a secret task force to keep chip giant ASML in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Dubbed \u201cOperation Beethoven,\u201d the task force was formed to allay ASML\u2019s fears about the local business climate, according to De Telegraaf<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Citing anonymous sources, the Dutch newspaper said the company was considering an expansion outside the Netherlands. France was mooted as a potential destination. <\/span><\/p>\n

Such a move would leave a deep impact. ASML is Europe\u2019s<\/a> most valuable tech<\/a> company. It\u2019s also the world\u2019s only manufacturer of EUV lithography machines, which are essential to producing the most advanced computer chips.<\/span><\/p>\n

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These unique capabilities have pushed ASML into the chip war<\/a> between China and the US. Under recent government orders<\/a>, the company was forced to curb shipments of its machines to China.<\/p>\n

The new task force addresses another challenge, which has an entirely different political component.<\/p>\n

ASML\u2019s search for talent<\/h2>\n

ASML has neither confirmed nor denied that it\u2019s considering a relocation, but the company has raised concerns about conditions in the Netherlands. <\/span><\/p>\n

One involves a plan to phase out tax credits for ex-pats. Another stems from restrictions on immigration, which would tighten under the plans of far-right leader Geert Wilders, who sealed a shock election win last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

ASML warns that the rules will block access to top talent.<\/p>\n

\u201cUltimately, we can only grow this company if there are enough qualified people,\u201d Peter Wennink, the company\u2019s CEO, told RTL in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe prefer to do that here, but if we cannot get those people here, we will get those people in Eastern Europe or in Asia or in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to De Telegraaf, <\/span>Operation Beethoven was formed to address these concerns. Although the Dutch government has yet to acknowledge the task force\u2019s existence, it has revealed that \u201cintensive\u201d talks with ASML are underway.<\/p>\n

Micky Adriaansens, the country\u2019s economic affairs minister, told Reuters<\/a> that she was meeting Wennink on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know if they would leave,\u201d she said. \u201cThey want to grow. And they want to grow in such an amount, it puts a pressure on our infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019re talking to them very intensively. Because we want to understand, is it something we can solve?\u201d<\/p>\n

The current talks could provide a momentous answer.<\/p>\n

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