EU Tech Sovereignty Package falls short

Today, the European Commission has presented its Tech Sovereignty Package, which addresses the geopolitical risks of Europe’s digital dependency.

Greens/EFA MEP Kim van Sparrentak comments:

“This long delayed package finally recognises the scale of Europe’s digital dependency, but ultimately falls short. Promoting more open source solutions, backing a European technology stack and introducing digital stress tests are important steps, which we have long called for together with European industry.

“But I am sceptical that this will be sufficient to ensure long term independence from the US. Without clear Made in Europe requirements for public tech spending and strict safeguards against cloud sovereignty washing, we risk turning Europe’s digital future into a marketing exercise.”