As a Dutch engineer that worked at ASML for ~6 years: yes the Netherlands really really lacks skilled engineers of all sorts. This is not at all about wages, since ASML is one of the highest paying companies here.

It’s more costly for a company to relocate these types of foreign workers than simply hiring locals (like me).

Now I’m not saying ASML isn’t in for money, it’s just that they need more people to keep up with demand of their machines.

Dutchie here; while this certainly happens, it’s not the norm at all. Everyone working full time in the Netherlands gets a minimum of 20 paid days off per year. Many companies increase this to 25-ish days, with some outliers going up to 40+. At my company, taking >2 weeks has to be requested far in advance and planned around. If my prolonged leave would cause the workplace to fall apart, it wouldn’t get approved.

That said, yea it’s definitely better here in Europe regarding vacations :)