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flag EU accelerates digital sovereignty efforts post-Trump return, reducing reliance on U.S. tech due to geopolitical risks.

flag Following Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency, EU officials have intensified efforts to reduce reliance on American technology, citing geopolitical risks. flag With over 80% of Europe’s digital infrastructure sourced from abroad, the bloc is advancing digital sovereignty through initiatives like France’s mandate for public employees to use domestic alternatives to Zoom and Microsoft Teams, Germany’s migration of 40,000 email accounts to open-source software, and joint Franco-German projects to develop a European AI cloud. flag The push is driven by concerns that U.S. tech platforms can be weaponized through sanctions or political pressure, threatening data security and policy autonomy. flag The EU is also developing a digital euro and payment systems like Wero to strengthen strategic independence.

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