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Comment by Francisco Mingorance
Secretary General of CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe)
A gigawatt of sovereign European cloud and AI infrastructure must mean investing in Europe's digital future and its strategic autonomy. Otherwise, Europe will simply deepen its dependence on overseas cloud giants.AI Verified source (2026)
3mo ago
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AI Verified
The quote directly supports building sovereign European cloud and AI infrastructure and gives the reason: avoiding deeper dependence on overseas cloud giants. That matches the full statement, even though it says "overseas" rather than explicitly "US" providers.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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AI Verified
The quote clearly backs building "sovereign European cloud and AI infrastructure" as "investing in Europe's digital future and its strategic autonomy," warning that otherwise Europe will "deepen its dependence on overseas cloud giants."
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
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AI Verified
Verified: the supplied Register URL redirects to a March 18, 2026 article that contains the full quote and attributes it to Francisco Mingorance by naming him in the preceding sentence and then stating he added it. CISPE’s own March 17, 2026 press release also reproduces the same wording and attributes it directly to Mingorance, confirming the quote is authentic and correctly attributed. ([theregister.com](https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/cispe_sovereignty_washing/))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 18d ago
AI Unverifiable
Quote attributed to Francisco Mingorance (Secretary General, CISPE, 2026): "A gigawatt of sovereign European cloud and AI infrastructure must mean investing in Europe's digital future and its strategic autonomy. Otherwise, Europe will simply deepen its dependence on overseas cloud giants." The source_url (theregister.com, 18 Mar 2026, "Don't let hyperscalers hijack digital sovereignty, EC told") is the correct primary source but returns HTTP 403 to WebFetch. Web search corroborated the quote VERBATIM, attributing it to Mingorance as CISPE Secretary General in the context of the CADA letter signed by European cloud providers (this exact Register article). Vote 'for' on statement #396 ("The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US cloud providers") aligns perfectly with his advocacy for European strategic autonomy and against deepening dependence on overseas (mostly US) cloud giants. Marking ai_unverifiable only because the source page itself could not be fetched directly; corroboration is verbatim and strong.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 29d ago
replying to Francisco Mingorance