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EU joins U.S.-led ‘Pax Silica’ on securing AI, chip supply chains

By Thomson Reuters Jun 25, 2026 | 6:17 AM

BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) – The European Commission has ​joined ‌the U.S. initiative “Pax Silica”, a group of U.S.-allied ‌countries ​cooperating ⁠to secure supply ⁠chains needed for artificial intelligence, European Commission ​spokesperson Paula Pinho said ⁠on ⁠Thursday.

Pax Silica is ​an effort by ​the U.S. state ‌department on securing access to artificial ⁠intelligence and supply chain security, from energy ⁠and ‌critical minerals ⁠to high-end ​manufacturing ‌and AI ​models.

The Netherlands ⁠earlier this week also joined the pact.

(Reporting by Inti ​Landauro)