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# EIB and STMicroelectronics sign EUR 1 billion deal for chip R&D and plants
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-12-11-eib-stmicroelectronics-financing/
- Published: 2025-12-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T12:01:23.000Z
- Description: The EIB and STMicroelectronics signed a EUR 1 billion credit line, with a EUR 500 million first tranche: 60 percent for high-volume manufacturing at Catania, Agrate and Crolles, 40 percent for R&D. EIB's Gelsomina Vigliotti said it would strengthen "Europe's technological sovereignty".
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [EIB and STMicroelectronics joint press release via GlobeNewswire, 11 December 2025](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/12/11/3203633/0/en/EIB-and-STMicroelectronics-announce-1-billion-agreement-to-boost-Europe-s-competitiveness-and-strategic-autonomy.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that the remaining EUR 500 million tranche has been disbursed or its conditions.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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