EU to propose microchips law in early February, EU chief says


FILE PHOTO European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a news conference after an EU Summit in Brussels Belgium December 17 2021. Geert Vanden WijngaertPool via REUTERSFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a news conference after an EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium December 17, 2021. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose a draft legislation for the regulation of microchips in Early February, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday, as the EU's need for chips is set to double in the next decade.

"Most of supplies come from a handful of producers outside Europe. This is a dependency and uncertainty we simply cannot afford," von der Leyen said during the opening of the World Economic Forum.

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