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The EU sets out plan to build 20pc of the world’s semiconductors Image: © artjazz/Stock.adobe.com The 10-year strategy seeks to reduce Europe’s dependency on the US and Asia for supplies like computer chips. As the world grapples with a shortage of computer chips, the European Union wants to become a force in manufacturing semiconductors. In its bid for greater technological sovereignty, the European Commission has set out ambitions for Europe to manufacture one-fifth of the world’s semiconductors by 2030 and to build its first quantum computer. The strategy, called Digital Compass, wa...

—————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————- TUESDAY, MARCH 9 ** ACCRA – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses the nation in his first State of the Nation speech after re-election – 1300 GMT. ** BRUSSELS – The EU’s foreign policy chief Joseph Borrell debates the political situation in Georgia with European lawmakers – 1530 GMT. ** BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the National Integration Summit at the Chancellery in Berlin ...

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—————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————- FRIDAY, MAR. 5 ** ROME – Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio holds a joint news conference with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian after meeting for talks – 1315 GMT. ** SARAJEVO – Slovenian President Borut Pahor visits Bosnia and will meet Bosnia’s three-man presidency to discuss the country’s path towards the European Union accession, the pandemics and migrants crisis. ** BRUSSELS – EU Counc...

—————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events —————————————————————- WEDNESDAY, MAR. 03 ** LONDON – OPEC + key ministers meet amid oil price recovery (to Mar.4). ** ISTANBUL – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet with his Georgian counterpart David Zalkaliani and hold a joint news conference – 1030 GMT. ** OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speak to reporters a...