European Commission Announces Technological Sovereignty Package to Reduce Reliance on US Cloud Providers (xataka.com)

• EC announced Technological Sovereignty Package on 4 June 2026.
• Goal: reduce dependency on US cloud and hardware suppliers.
• Open-source strategy highlighted as key, but private investment lags behind US and China.
• GAIA-X project from 2020 has not achieved widespread use.
• European Court of Auditors doubts success of similar initiatives.

"On 4 June 2026, the European Commission announced the European Technological Sovereignty Package aiming to reduce dependence on foreign hardware and software, particularly cloud services from US firms. The plan relies on open-source strategies and migration of critical services to local nodes. However, skepticism persists: the GAIA-X project launched in 2020 remains largely unused, most new European data centers are built by US hyperscalers, and the European Court of Auditors has expressed doubts about the European Chips Act. The article argues that regulation alone cannot compete with US and Chinese private investment."