Europe already possesses many of the foundations of an electro-powered economy. The challenge is no longer simply building more generation, companies or infrastructure, but connecting these strengths into one functioning continental energy architecture.
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ASML sells virtually no chipmaking machines in Europe. The demand exists, but remains fragmented across industries. Europe’s semiconductor challenge may therefore be less about building fabs than about turning its own companies into coordinated anchor customers.
Europe already has the money and public institutions needed to support new factories, energy networks and battery plants. The challenge is getting them to work together so private investors can join promising projects before every risk has disappeared.
Europe needs Ericsson to preserve technological agency, but Ericsson needs global markets to remain relevant. The company’s strategic value lies not in technological isolation, but in keeping Europe influential inside the standards and architectures shaping worldwide communication.
Europe already possesses many of the companies, technologies and industrial sectors needed to sustain a semiconductor market. The challenge is no longer only building fabs, but connecting demand across mobility, energy, healthcare, telecom, aerospace and AI infrastructure.
Modern warfare increasingly depends on an invisible digital layer connecting sensors, drones, cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence and command systems. The Digital Battlefield examines why control over software, data and interoperability is becoming a fundamental question of European military sovereignty.
