Not only are the CEO + COO French, they recently hired Le Maire, French ex-minister of Finance as a strategic advisor. ASML has also been rumoured to exit the Netherlands and relocate to France.
It is definitely a political move.
It is definitely a political move.
I'm sure the French would love it, though. I always thought ASML would open a R&D facility in France or so to court the French government.
Guess this is it.
Then I can say without much speculation that this will end in a disaster.
Hiring Le Maire as a strategic advisor with his "accomplishments" should be taken as a sign of clear enshitiffication.