Overview
- Lawmakers held their first debate on the minister’s intervention at Nexperia following a supply shock that hit European manufacturers, especially in Germany.
- Several parliamentary factions questioned the lack of prior consultation with other EU countries before the Dutch action.
- A majority of parties said they share the minister’s concerns about safeguarding Nexperia’s operations despite the secrecy.
- Karremans, serving in a caretaker role, maintained that absolute confidentiality was necessary to prevent the risk of the plant being emptied.
- At a Berlin industry forum, experts warned Europe remains too dependent on China for chips, forecast further delivery problems, and argued full supply-chain disentanglement is not feasible.