Former ASML chief Wennink urges EUR 150 billion plan for Dutch tech

Former ASML chief executive Peter Wennink, in a report commissioned by the Dutch government, called for EUR 151 billion to EUR 187 billion of investment over ten years in digitalisation, AI, security and biotech. He said the EU-US corporate R&D gap had grown to EUR 700 billion a year.

Reported Opinion Editor-read Rapport Wennink, "De Route naar Toekomstige Welvaart", 12 December 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the Dutch government will adopt any of Wennink's recommendations.

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