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Data, AI & Digital Sovereignty

Europe’s digital-sovereignty debate is becoming a procurement and vendor-risk issue

The Atlantic Council says the European Commission is scheduled to release a Tech Sovereignty Package on 3 June 2026, including a Cloud and AI Development Act, Chips Act update and formal definition of digital sovereignty.

BY GEOPOLITICS DESK · MAY 28, 2026 · 1 MIN READ

The Atlantic Council says the European Commission is scheduled to release a Tech Sovereignty Package on 3 June 2026, including a Cloud and AI Development Act, Chips Act update and formal definition of digital sovereignty. Legal teams should watch the emerging triad of data control, legal control and vendor nationality because it could reshape public procurement, cloud contracting and risk assessments for US and non-EU technology providers.

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