Strengthening Europe’s Semiconductor Strategy in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape

“If Europe tries to be a jack of all trades, Europe will become the master of none,” said Hendrik Bourgeois, vice president of European Government Affairs at Intel.

By Anne-Françoise Pelé, EETimes Europe | April 26, 2025 

The first three months of President Donald Trump’s second term have had major repercussions on Europe’s technological sector. In his keynote at the recent SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) in Sopot, Poland, Hendrik Bourgeois, vice president of European Government Affairs at Intel, called on Europe to face the new geopolitical reality with strategic clarity and industrial focus. For the semiconductor industry, this means relentless innovation, large-scale investment, and strong international collaboration.

“The European Union has not been created, as somebody has said recently, to screw the United States, but to ensure that relations between nations are governed by rules,” Bourgeois said. 

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