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The EC awards a six-year, €180M sovereign cloud contract to four European providers as part of a push to reduce the EU's dependence on non-European tech (Leo Marchandon/Reuters)
Leo Marchandon / Reuters: The EC awards a six-year, €180M sovereign cloud contract to four European providers as part of a push to reduce the EU's dependence on non-European tech — The European Commis
Leo Marchandon / Reuters: The EC awards a six-year, €180M sovereign cloud contract to four European providers as part of a push to reduce the EU's dependence on non-European tech — The European Commission on Friday awarded a 180 million euro ($212 million) tender for sovereign cloud services to four European providers …
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Source: Techmeme | 2026-04-18