News Summary

• The CEO of top European tech ‌firm ASML welcomed most ‌proposals made by the EU Commission this week.
• Christopher Fouquet cautioned against plans for its involvement in steering or monitoring "strategic projects" He said such projects "need to respond to the needs of industry" and are better left to firms to propose.
• Fouquet’s remarks are among the first from a leading figure in European industry to the package, which is the centrepiece of Brussels’ plan to close the technology gap with the u.s. and Asia.