Semiconductors are the central nervous system of our economy. No access to chips means no pacemakers, fighter jets, wind turbines, and cars. The outbreak of wars and the weaponisation of supply chains puts semiconductor supply to Europe’s healthcare system, rearmament, and other critical sectors at risk.
Key strategic questions that the project answers:
- What should be the EU’s long-term semiconductor goals?
- Which partners should the EU cooperate with to bolster the resilience of global semiconductor supply chains – and how?
- Which policies can help boost EU innovation and competitiveness in this field?
- And how can we better assess and manage risks to Europe’s semiconductor interests?
This 18-month EU-funded project aims to help structure European semiconductor policymaking, thereby contributing to a European economic foreign policy. CHIPDIPLO strengthens EU semiconductor risk management by publishing policy papers and through other activities, and promotes a more coordinated approach among the 27 EU Member States. Furthermore, the project strengthens European networks of semiconductor expertise with key international partners.
Institut Montaigne coordinates the project, which is co-funded by DGCONNECT (90%). The EUISS is part of the consortium, together with the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy. The (first leg of the) CHIPDIPLO-project ends at the end of September 2026.
Joris Teer, our Research Analyst for Economic Security and Technology is leading our engagement in the project.
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Publications
Joris Teer, 'Semiconductors: European views on four 2029 tech transfer regime scenarios', 2025.
Joris Teer, Riccardo Bosticco, Antonio Calcara, 'Autonomy or Indispensability? Identifying the EU’s Semiconductor Lodestar', 2025