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# ASML public affairs chief says Europe buys none of its chip machines this year
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-09-21-asml-heemskerk-europe-zero-sales-speech/
- Published: 2026-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T07:34:34.000Z
- Description: ASML EVP for public affairs Frank Heemskerk said at De Balie in Amsterdam that Europe's revenue share fell to zero percent in 2026, from one percent in 2025 and five percent in 2024, and urged Europe to organise chip demand collectively.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Reported Opinion AI-drafted [Data Center Dynamics, 25 September 2026](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/asmls-revenue-share-drops-to-zero-percent-in-europe-says-its-sold-absolutely-nothing-in-the-region-this-year/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish any new EU funding, factory decision or Chips Act change, only the executive's account of sales and his call for collective action.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. none; a named executive's position moves no answer until Europe acts on it. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)