Overview

• Executive Frank Heemskerk made the remarks at POLITICO’s Competitive Europe summit in Brussels on October 1.
• Heemskerk said CEO Christophe Fouquet recently held a two-hour meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• During that meeting, Modi asked for candid feedback, saying, “You’re too friendly, tell me what we can do better.”
• Heemskerk added that it can be easier to secure a White House meeting than time with a European commissioner.
• He cited ASML’s €1.3 billion partnership with French AI firm Mistral as an example of European industrial cooperation focused on industrial AI.