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Germany: EUR 495 million direct grant scheme to GlobalFoundries to support the developoment of semiconductor technologies

Announcement

11 Dec 2025

In December 2025, the European Commission approved a state aid measure from Germany to support GlobalFoundries.

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1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

11 Dec 2025

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 11 Dec 2025
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In its Decision, the Commission notes: "By reinforcing the beneficiary’s position in the semiconductor sector, the measure is liable to distort competition by putting it at a competitive advantage ...

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