(Observer News) According to the Dutch Telecom report on March 6, a source revealed that because of the anti -immigrant policy tendency of the Dutch government, the lithography giant ASML is planning to move out of the Netherlands.At present, the Dutch government has set up a special working group called the "Beethoven Plan", led by Prime Minister Mark Lut in person to explore methods to prevent ASML from leaving.
The news also said that ASML had intended to the Dutch government, saying that it would be likely to expand or migrate other places, and France was one of the choices.
ASML is the headquarters of the city of Eindhoven, Netherlands
In November last year, the Liberal Party (PVV) led by Gert Wilders, a very right -wing population, won 37 seats in the 150 seats in the House of Representatives."Human" won the victory of the election.
Wildez is known as "Dutch Trump" and has stated that he hopes to become the next Dutch Prime Minister.He has repeatedly stated that if he is in power, he will focus on curbing immigrants and adopting measures including curbing the number of overseas students and reducing tax reduction and exemption from foreign people.He publicly opposed Islam and the European Union, and supported the "whether the Netherlands should leave the EU" referendum.
The "obvious right turn" of the Netherlands has caused ASML to be vigilant.According to reports, ASML has a total of about 40%of the 23,000 employees in the Netherlands, and the non -Dutch employee accounts for about 40%. Overseas students who stay in the Netherlands are one of the main sources of labor for the company.
ASML CEO Peter Wennink had previously warned that the company relied on skilled foreign workers and worried that the business environment in the Netherlands was deteriorating.In January of this year, Wen Ningke said: "The consequences of restricting labor migration are huge, and we need these people to innovate. If we can't find these people here, we will go to other places that can be developed."
In addition, some insiders have revealed that the shortage of housing in the Netherlands is also one of the reasons why ASML intentionally moves away.
ASML CEO Wen Ningke, video screenshot
As far as the above report, ASML spokes reported to Telecom: "Obviously, we must continue to grow. We have received a lotRumor and speculation "
In an interview with Reuters later on the 6th, Micky Adriansens, the Dutch Economic Secretary, did not respond to the above reports.However, she confirmed that she plans to negotiate with Wen Ningke, CEO of ASML in Hague, Netherlands on the same day.
"I don't know if they will leave the Netherlands," Adrian Sensan admits. "They want to grow and continue to grow, and this goal has put pressure on our infrastructure."She added: "This is why we have a very dense dialogue. Because we want to know, can we solve this problem?"
Public information shows that ASML, headquartered in the Netherlands, is the third largest market value company in Europe, with a market value of nearly 365 billion euros.Last year, ASML realized a record of 27.6 billion euros revenue, an increase of 30%over 2022. The net profit increased to 7.8 billion euros, an increase of about 2.2 billion euros.
Telecommunications reports that ASML's leave or expand overseas will be an extremely sensitive blow for the Netherlands.In recent years, concerns about the Dutch business environment are reaching the boiling point, and the shell and Unilever of multinational companies have left the Netherlands.
Bloomberg believes that creating the most advanced chip requires a highly complex machine -EUV lithography machine, and ASML is the only company in the world that can provide the most advanced lithography machine.The company not only has huge economic value, but also has strategic significance.
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