GEOPOLITICS17 June 2026· 10 min

European Tech Sovereignty: Where Does the EU Actually Stand in 2025?

Europe has pledged billions to reclaim its digital independence, yet US and Chinese platforms still dominate. A data-driven audit of where EU tech sovereignty stands today — and what it will take to close the gap.

InekIA Editorial Team

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[1]Synergy Research Group — European Cloud Market Share Report, Q4 2024

[2]SEMI Europe — European Semiconductor Industry Outlook 2024

[3]Stanford HAI — HELM Benchmark Leaderboard, Q1 2025

[4]StatCounter GlobalStats — Search Engine Market Share Europe, January 2025

[5]Atomico — State of European Tech 2024

[6]Dealroom.co — European Unicorn Tracker 2024

[7]European Commission — European Chips Act Implementation Report 2024

[8]EuroHPC Joint Undertaking — Annual Report 2024

[9]European Commission — Europe's Digital Decade: 2030 Digital Targets

[10]Gaia-X Association — GXDCH Technical Specification v2.0, 2024

[11]European Investment Bank — Digitalisation in Europe 2023–2024