Europe Ditching US Tech: France, Germany Lead Shift to Digital Sovereignty
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CNBC TV18•30-01-2026, 11:43
Europe Ditching US Tech: France, Germany Lead Shift to Digital Sovereignty
- •France is phasing out Microsoft Teams and Zoom for its own Visio platform across government departments, aiming for completion by 2027.
- •Germany's Schleswig-Holstein state will remove Microsoft software by June 2025, switching to open-source alternatives like LibreOffice and Linux.
- •The Netherlands parliament urged reducing reliance on US software, exploring a national sovereign cloud due to cybersecurity and autonomy risks.
- •Denmark is replacing Microsoft Office with LibreOffice and Linux in key government agencies, prioritizing local control and open-source systems.
- •The EU is reassessing dependence on foreign tech, with US firms dominating 70% of Europe's cloud market, and backing a European-led digital stack.
Why It Matters: European nations are actively reducing reliance on US tech for digital sovereignty and data control.
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