The European Commission, Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands have joined the U.S.-led Pax Silica partnership, expanding a group focused on securing supply chains for artificial intelligence and other critical technologies.
The announcement came at a summit in Washington on June 23 hosted by the U.S. State Department. The partnership aims to strengthen cooperation on semiconductors, critical minerals, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg welcomed the new members.
“The European Union does not join Pax Silica as one more name on a list. It arrives as what it is: the largest single market on Earth,” he said….