EU Pursues Tech Sovereignty With New Measures

EU officials are reportedly drafting legislation to promote tech sovereignty, the Wall Street Journal reported this week, citing unnamed officials and lawmakers. The initiative aligns with the European Commission’s Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy and follows discussion of the Anti-Coercion Instrument at Davos; it could target dependencies on U.S. cloud services, software, and semiconductor supply chains including leverage around ASML and investments like Mistral. The effort signals potential industrial policy to bolster European AI and cloud capabilities.