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Comment by European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)

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EU advisory body for civil society
The EU’s drive to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence capacity could leave Europe even more dependent on foreign technology companies unless funding and public procurement are used to support European providers. [...] The EESC is calling for cloud and AI infrastructure to be made a clear funding priority.
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European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), “Europe’s AI expansion risks deepening foreign dependence, EESC warns,” September 29, 2026, paragraphs 1 and 5. The EESC’s official release says EU cloud-and-AI expansion could deepen foreign dependence unless funding and procurement support European providers, and calls for cloud and AI infrastructure to be a clear funding priority.
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