GEOPOLITICS17 September 2026· 10 min
European Tech Sovereignty: The €200B Battle for Digital Independence
Europe spends over €200 billion annually on non-European digital infrastructure. As the EU races to reclaim technological autonomy, who is winning — and what is still at stake?
SOURCES
[1]Synergy Research Group – European Cloud Market Share Report, Q1 2024
[2]SEMI Europe – European Semiconductor Manufacturing Capacity Report, 2023
[3]Epoch AI – Global Large Language Model Tracker, March 2024
[4]Atomico – State of European Tech 2023
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