GEOPOLITICS18 August 2026· 10 min

European Tech Sovereignty: The €200B Battle for Digital Independence

Europe is investing over €200 billion to break free from US and Chinese tech dominance. From chips to cloud, the continent is rewriting the rules of digital power — but is it fast enough?

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]European Commission — European Chips Act Impact Assessment, 2023

[2]Synergy Research Group — European Cloud Market Share Report, Q1 2024

[3]Dealroom.co — European Tech Investment Report, 2024

[4]European Commission — Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 Progress Report

[5]ENISA — European Cybersecurity Certification Framework, 2024

[6]Financial Times — 'Mistral AI raises €600M in Series B at €6B valuation', June 2024

[7]McKinsey Global Institute — 'The State of AI in Europe', 2023

[8]European Investment Fund — Annual Report 2023

[9]ASML — Annual Report 2023

[10]Nature — 'Europe's quantum computing landscape', 2024