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European Union digital sovereignty efforts

Overview

The European Union is pursuing digital sovereignty to reduce dependence on foreign cloud infrastructure. Currently, American hyperscalers control approximately 70% of Europe’s cloud market, while local providers hold roughly 15%. This dominance has raised concerns regarding economic security, tax revenue, and political sovereignty.

In response, Polish authorities have proposed a “digital sovereignty test” to assess strategic investments based on ownership, jurisdiction, and resilience to third-state influence. The push for European alternatives has intensified due to the US Cloud Act, which allows US authorities to access data from US-based providers even when stored on European servers. This creates potential conflicts with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), prompting companies and public institutions to seek European-based services to ensure data confidentiality and legal compliance.

Entities

European Union · American cloud providers · European Data Market Monitoring Tool · United States · Polish government

Timeline

  1. 28 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
    US Cloud Act sparks search for European digital alternatives

    Concerns over the US Cloud Act are driving European interest in local alternatives to US-based services like Microsoft Teams and Zoom to ensure GDPR compliance and digital sovereignty.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources
    European Union pushes for digital sovereignty in €1.02 billion cloud market

    The EU aims to reclaim digital sovereignty as the cloud market tops €1.02 bn, proposing a test to limit US‑controlled infrastructure and boost European providers.

Sources

ad-hoc-news.de · borncity.com · it-boltwise.de · kapitalmarktexperten.de · neue-pressemitteilungen.de · robert-matthees.de