European Entities Increasingly Move Away from US Big Tech (wired.com)

• European Commission unveils long-term plans for tech independence.
• European Parliament and French government adopt European alternatives (Qwant, LaSuite).
• Multiple countries (NL, FI, BE) shift cloud services away from US providers.

"A WIRED analysis documents dozens of public instances of European governments, companies, and organizations switching from US technology to open source or local alternatives. The European Commission launched long-term plans, the European Parliament switched to Qwant, and the French government uses LaSuite. The Netherlands, Finland, and Belgium are moving services from AWS or GitHub. Drivers include Trump administration policies, US sanctions on the ICC, and data concerns (CLOUD Act, FISA). Yet full decoupling remains difficult due to US dominance in the digital stack."