Europe is investing billions in digital sovereignty (its own clouds, chip manufacturing, AI models), yet foreign providers still dominate. Around €264 billion flows to non-European cloud and software providers every year, so Europe is effectively financing its own dependence. The main bottleneck is demand rather than investment: as long as public bodies and companies choose foreign solutions because they’re cheaper and more convenient, European alternatives can hardly gain ground. Digital sovereignty doesn’t mean autarky, but the ability to act in an emergency. Here you can read the full analysis.

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