Europe wants more than promises from American tech

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Margot Edelman – Global Tech Practice Lead, EdelmanCamilo Lascano Tribin – Senior Director, Tech Advisory, Edelman European businesses are questioning how much control they have over the technology they depend on. For American tech companies, that creates a growing test of credibility, with consequences for how they compete and earn trust. “We want to be sure nobody has a kill switch.” That was European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen’s warning when Brussels unveiled its latest technology sovereignty proposals in June. It captured a concern increasingly relevant to European businesses: what happens if access to the American technology supporting critical operations is disrupted by decisions made outside Europe? Europe relies heavily on US cloud infrastructure, and the Commission is turning concerns about that dependence into measurable requirements. Its Cloud Sovereignty Framework assesses providers against 48 criteria covering legal control, data, operations and…

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• Finance-aware sentiment: slightly negative (-0.30 on a -1 to +1 scale).
• Event classification: OTHER.
• Market importance score: 31/100, weighting entity relevance, source credibility, multi-outlet coverage and recency.
• Symbols referenced: EU, AI.