The European Commission has formally joined Pax Silica, a US-led coalition of allied nations working to secure supply chains for artificial intelligence semiconductors and critical minerals.
The move signals a deepening transatlantic coordination on technology infrastructure, aimed at reducing dependency on single-source suppliers and hardening the global AI hardware ecosystem against geopolitical shocks.
This development follows Greece’s recent accession to the initiative, which was signed at the U.S. Embassy in Athens.
The Greek government simultaneously submitted five strategic mining projects for evaluation under the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, highlighting the coalition’s dual focus on both mineral extraction and downstream semiconductor manufacturing.
The expansion of Pax Silica to include the EU as a bloc member elevates the initiative from a bilateral partnership to a broader multilateral framework.
For market participants, the consolidation of US-EU policy on chip supply chains reinforces the regulatory tailwinds for domestic and allied production capacity.