European Semiconductor Industry Association

Today, ESIA issued its key #recommendations for the implementation of an impactful 🇪🇺 #Cyber Resilience Act on determining the level of criticality 📲 and sticking to its risk-based approach 📍 Read the recommendations here ➡️ loom.ly/_wv5eAc 👾⚔️

ESIA would like to wish you all a Happy Easter! 🐇💐🌺 Our members and friends from the broader #semiconductor community work tirelessly to enable European economies to thrive towards abundance, possibility, and growth 🌻☀️🇪🇺

What a great success! 🎉 Yesterday, 5️⃣4️⃣ Members of the @Europarl_EN sent a letter to @EU_Commission EVP @HennaVirkkunen urging the launch of an ambitious #ChipsAct 2.0 🔲🦾 💬 “#Semiconductors are at the heart of the EU’s industrial ambitions”

The “Time for a #ChipsAct 2️⃣.0️⃣” event in the @Europarl_EN was a success 🎉 Thanks to MEPs @bgroothuis 🇳🇱, @oliverdd 🇩🇪, @DanNica514 🇷🇴 and @SEMIEurope 🇪🇺🔲 We need to focus on #chip design ✍, materials ⌬, and suppliers 🧪 in addition to #semiconductor manufacturing 🏭

This afternoon, EVP @steph_sejourne spoke at @EP_Industry on sectoral plans 🏭, raw materials ⛏️, R&D in line with 🇪🇺 industrial policy objectives 🧪, regulatory simplification 👌, new energy plan ⚡️, and much more… All critical to #semiconductors, though the dialogue must continue 🔲

On the sidelines of today’s #COMPET @EUCouncil, 9 Member States formed the #SemiconCoalition 🔲🤝🌟 Strengthening the 🇪🇺 #semiconductor industry is critical for Europe’s economy, prosperity and security ▶️ loom.ly/0TGMzwE 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇫🇮 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇳🇱 🇵🇱 🇪🇸

#Semiconductors are key components of net-zero technologies 📢❗🔲 Without them, there are no solar panels ☀️, no wind turbines 💨, no electricity grids ⚡, no batteries 🔋 @EU_Commission @EU_Growth Here’s our feedback on #NZIA Delegated Act: loom.ly/r1HvT9A

ESIA co-signed an industry letter on EU #Taxonomy Appendix C alongside 20 industry associations: loom.ly/NOwJGuA 🧐🌿✅⛔ If nothing is done, we risk a competitive disadvantage for 🇪🇺 companies 🏭📉 @Teresaribera @JessikaRoswall Maria Luís Albuquerque @VDombrovskis

ESIA was invited to the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the 🇪🇺 #Automotive Industry with @HennaVirkkunen & @EZaharievaEU #Semiconductors are key enablers of electric 🔋, connected 📶, and autonomous mobility 🧠🚘 More on that in our statement: loom.ly/wDSCA2g

This morning, Commissioners @MarosSefcovic & @VDombrovskis unveiled the @EU_Commission Work Programme 2025 📑🔜 ESIA sees a coherent move on the right direction, but numerous initiative that need close consultation + dialogue for 🇪🇺 #competitiveness 🏅✨

For the official @EU_Commission College visit to @POLAND25EU in Gdańsk 🇵🇱, we emphasise the need for simpler, lighter & faster EU regulation 👌, improved institutional coordination 🔄, and better #innovation financing 💶 loom.ly/IR4qfRE @vonderleyen @steph_sejourne 🧭🚀

With yesterday’s publication of the #CompetitivenessCompass, ESIA urges EU institution to move to #action 🧭🚀 Read more in our latest statement: loom.ly/IR4qfRE @vonderleyen @steph_sejourne @EU_Commission

You can watch the livestream here 👀👉 app.livecasts.eu/supporting-eur…

Looking forward to the @RenewEurope conference on “Supporting European #Automotive Sector” tomorrow ⚙️🚘 Car #electrification & #digitalisation are important industry trends requiring an increasing number of #chips 📈🔲 @pcanfin @jcoetjen @YVerougstraete

At today’s #ECOFIN @EUCouncil, Ministers discuss 🇪🇺 #competitiveness & regulatory burden 🔎 ESIA calls for a competitiveness check to apply to new regulatory initiatives & the existing framework for balanced, consistent and pro-business policies 🚀✅ @POLAND25EU @Domanski_Andrz

Tomorrow, @EP_Industry is welcoming Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero & Clean Growth @WBHoekstra for the #StructuredDialogue 💬🤝 #Chips enable low-carbon, energy efficiency, and carbon footprint reduction solutions – indispensable for 🇪🇺 industrial #competitiveness 📊🚀💚

Yesterday, ESIA met with the @OECD #Semiconductor Informal Exchange Network in Paris 🇫🇷 An invaluable opportunity to discuss potential collaboration & priorities for the #chips value chain 🔲🌍 Here’s to effective international coordination in a truly global ecosystem 💪🌐

Today’s the grand Opening Gala of @POLAND25EU in the historic @Opera_Narodowa 🥂🏛️🇵🇱 We look forward to support “Security, Europe!” 🛡️🇪🇺 Toward less bureaucratic burden ⬇️and more public & private investments in #semiconductors 📈 @AgnieszkaBartol @arek_plucinski

The ESIA team wishes you and your loved ones a happy New Year 2025 🎆✨ On this first day of the new Presidency, ESIA says: Gratulacje, @POLAND25EU! 🎉🇵🇱 We are looking forward to the next 6️⃣ months 🔲📝

🎄✨ Season’s Greetings from ESIA! Thank you to our members & friends for driving innovation & strengthening Europe’s #semiconductor leadership in 2024. Here’s to a greener, smarter future in 2025! Wishing you a joyful holiday season & a prosperous New Year! 🌟