Netherlands Proposes Stronger EU Export Control Coordination After ASML Episode

  • Gaps in cooperation over ASML sales limits sparked debate
  • EU working to restrict sale of sensitive technology to China

The ASML headquarters in Veldhoven, Netherlands.

Photographer: Peter Boer/Bloomberg
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The Netherlands proposed reinforcing coordination among European Union member states to better implement export controls as the bloc applies a new economic security plan to limit sales of sensitive technologies to China.

The Hague called for closer cooperation from the earliest stages of any new restrictions, including the possibility of establishing co-sponsored national control lists, according to a draft document seen by Bloomberg News.