STMicroelectronics’ plans to lay off 2 500 workers at its Catania facility and the effectiveness of state aid for employment in the semiconductor sector

Priority question for written answer P-000759/2025 to the Commission Rule 144 Giuseppe Antoci (The Left) Subject: STMicroelectronics’ plans to lay off 2 500 workers at its Catania facility and the effectiveness of state aid for employment in the semiconductor sector In May 2024, the Commission approved, under EU state aid rules, a EUR 2 billion Italian measure to support STMicroelectronics (STM) in the construction and operation of an integrated chip production plant for silicon carbide electrical devices in Catania. Recently, STM applied for wage support measures for 2 500 of its 5 400 Catania-based employees1. The company’s reorganisation could lead to the closure of the Catania facility’s oldest production plant (known as CT6) and raises concerns about the prospects of the sectors linked to Europe’s automotive and semiconductor industries. In the light of the Commission’s Communication2 concerning a chips act for Europe, of its package of measures on semiconductors and of Regulation (EU) 2023/1781 – which established a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s semiconductor ecosystem – could the Commission answer the following questions: 1. Given the plight of STM’s Catania facility, how effective does the Commission think that Italy’s state aid measures have been? 2. How will the funds allocated to STM’s Catania project support stability and growth in employment and long-term strategic investments within the framework of the EU’s semiconductor...