Binding Without Debating How the EU Joined America’s Chip Architecture Through the Back DoorIn early June 2026, the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) authorized the European Commission to formalize the EU’s participation in Pax Silica, the US-led semiconductor supply-chain initiative. Since Pax Silica is classified as nonbinding, Article 218 does not apply. If the EU were negotiating a binding international agreement on the same subject matter, Article 218(6)(a) would require Parliament’s consent. That warning was not accompanied by any regulatory instrument capable of addressing the specific extraterritorial mechanism created by the GENIUS Act. COREPER coordinates horizontally, but as the Pax Silica accession demonstrates, coordination produces process management, not strategic assessment.