{"id":28692,"date":"2024-02-05T13:25:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ani.pt\/the-european-chips-act\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:05:56","slug":"the-european-chips-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ani.pt\/en\/the-european-chips-act\/","title":{"rendered":"THE EUROPEAN CHIPS ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/ani.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UNIDADE_5_SUB.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;150px||200px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;150px||150px||true|false&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; 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The <em>European Chips Act<\/em> will mobilize more than \u20ac43 billion in public and private investment. <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;DM Sans|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#2a3163&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;2em&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#7d55c7&#8243; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#3dbdc0&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;2.2vw&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#9f9f9f&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;28px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;2.2vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;2.2vw&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; 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2022, the Ministers responsible for Industry from the different Member States were invited to support the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.consilium.europa.eu%2Fdoc%2Fdocument%2FST-14668-2022-INIT%2Fen%2Fpdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cbarbara.pouzada%40ani.pt%7C6a016d756a824aaab55708dad13f131c%7C0383970c8e6247a8990e9a81506f56f1%7C0%7C0%7C638052366072758489%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FH21vhPx%2B1JNaCMPFMiek%2FSDfcXyLlQ5Pq8%2F9H0MfdM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Approach<\/em> to the Commission&#8217;s proposal [PDF]<\/a>, based on the compromise text found in the Annex and available HERE, and to approve the statement in the <a rel=\"noopener\" 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