Chip Shortage Sparks War of Words Between Top EU Officials
- France’s top EU official sets up clash over state aid rules
- Antitrust chief Vestager slams self-sufficiency as an illusion
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France’s top European Union official took a thinly veiled swipe at EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s “naive” and “narrow-minded” stance in a clash over how to tackle a dearth in semiconductor supplies.
Thierry Breton, the European Commission’s internal market chief, said Friday the EU should grab the chance to become a global powerhouse for chips. His words echo a French push for more state funding to help European companies succeed internationally.