Good thing the Netherlands isn’t the most critical single node for advanced chip equipment, cause that could become awkward.

Oh wait, it is.

But it’s ok because Us President has made it clear the the USA doesn’t need anything Europe has. So, not a problem.

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petcat 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The US government already exerts extensive control over ASML's business. The Netherlands can't leverage it in any kind of strategic way because a large part of the technology itself is American and it's very hard to untangle. It's the true definition of a "multi national" company.

	▲	kalleboo 2 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Do they exert any physical control, or is it just "Intellectual Property" and legal agreements that can be ignored? This is an honest question, I'm trying my best to word it to not sound like a troll.
	▲	llm_nerd an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		>a large part of the technology itself A tiny fraction of the technology itself started as an ineffective "American" invention, copying a Japanese discovery/invention. In fact when ASML acquired the company, specifically because it couldn't do what they wanted and they needed to vastly improve it, a Japanese company had a superior product in the same space, but ASML saw the Japanese company as too much political baggage given how protectionist the Japanese often are. How funny it all turned out, right?

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postepowanieadm 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

USA and Netherlands (alone, and within EU) have signed an agreement concerning that about two months ago.

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clydethefrog an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The Dutch government let the USA store their nuclear weapons in the 60s in Vonkel already. We have long lost our sovereignty.

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mytailorisrich an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There is a lot of noise for public consumption but the reality is that the US control the Netherlands and most European countries, and in fact while this noise has become louder in recent years so has the dependency of Europe on the US...

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mupuff1234 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

ASML sold nothing in Europe in 2026, they would implode if they stopped selling to US companies