FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after a European Union leaders' special summit to discuss Ukraine and European defence, in Brussels, Belgium March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Airbus, Dassault Systemes and more than 90 smaller European technology companies and lobby groups have urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to create a sovereign infrastructure fund to ramp up public investments in cutting-edge technologies.
The companies and groups said recent U.S. and EU developments and U.S. measures underscored the urgency of Europe taking measures to maintain its strategic autonomy in key sectors.
