Good for them, but I doubt this will be the last we hear about this especially with the current US government. ASML was only permitted to acquire US company Cymer (the actually valuable EUV light source technology) back in 2013 under a strict technology sharing and export control agreement.

The Netherlands blocking a US acquisition due to technology control concerns is sure to ruffle some feathers in Washington.

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NietTim 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is not some sort of company making unique tech, it's a company handling some of the most the vital infrastructure for our government, you can imagine the privacy concerns. Completely different case

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petcat 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Sure, but the point is that it's tit-for-tat. This US administration is petty.

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Epskampie 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

All the more reason to block vital stuff going to the US. They cannot be trusted anymore.

	▲	Paradigma11 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		True, but the question is if it isn't smarter to wait for the midterms in November where it currently looks like it's going to be a disaster for Trump and the Republicans.

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midtake 42 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> This

I don't think it's changing after this administration.

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exceptione 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

True. But the reaction also depends on how much money the leverage is worth and how much Solvinity has to offer here.

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wongarsu 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

In 2013, the same deal would likely have gone through. US-Dutch relations looked very different in 2013 under Obama than they look now under second-term Trump. Any reciprocity today based on things Obama did back then falls flat because we all know Trump opposes nearly everything Obama ever did

	▲	gpvos 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Absolutely, no one would have batted an eyelid.