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Europe Picks 4 Sovereign Cloud Providers, but One Has Google
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By awarding a far-reaching framework agreement of EUR 180 million to four European consortia, the EU aims to break the one-sided dependence on non-European hyperscalers. On 20 April 2026, the European Commission announced the winners of a prestigious call for proposals allowing EU institutions, agencies and agencies (so-called Union Entities) to specifically refer to sovereign cloud services over the next six years. The total volume of EUR 180 m…
Europe awards 180 million euros to four operators to build its European sovereign cloud, a step that seeks to reduce the continent’s dependence on US hyperscalers and strengthen control over sensitive data from administrations and companies. Keys to the operation Post Telecom, STACKIT, Scaleway and Proximus, the chosen ones. The European Commission has selected these four suppliers following a tender process that prioritized criteria of European…
Commission advances cloud sovereignty through strategic procurement
This April, the European Commission awarded its Sovereign Cloud call for tender through which the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (Union entities) can procure sovereign cloud services for up to EUR 180 million over a period of six years. The tender was launched last October, as part of Commission’s efforts to strengthen the digital […]
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(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission is strengthening the European Union’s digital sovereignty by awarding a tender that allows EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (Union entities) to procure sovereign cloud services for up to €180 million over 6 years. The four awarded providers are European companies: Post Telecom with its partners CleverCloud and OVHcl…
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