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EIB and STMicroelectronics sign EUR 1 billion deal for chip R&D and plants

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".

Verified AI-drafted EIB and STMicroelectronics joint press release via GlobeNewswire, 11 December 2025

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.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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