So, It’s probably not up to the EU to care about automotive, that must be Germany. France and Spain likely cares about other things and no one cares about cutting edge chips. EU can push from the top by easing state aid rules, I guess, however it must be a particular country to strike a deal.
Irbid question is attributed to former US foreign secretary Henry Kissinger who supposedly asked:
> Who do I call if I want to call Europe?
Like many famous quotes, it seems to be false: https://www.ft.com/content/c4c1e0cd-f34a-3b49-985f-e708b247e...
Even if he had said it, the EUs political framework has changed and there‘s now a “foreign minister”-like Post that is the EUs phone number for other foreign ministers.
Others have pointed out that the quote is false, but the real question is: why should EU answer to Murdoch phone calls?
He's just a billionaire with no political relevance.
People who really mattered had phone numbers to call, for example Henry Kissinger was a close friend of Gianni Agnelli, principal shareholder of FIAT.