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Comment by William Echikson
Brussels-based non-resident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA); journalist and tech policy analyst
Proponents of a "EuroStack" argue that Europe must build its own alternative at every level — from chips to cloud to software. But this path represents a €5-trillion mirage. Attempting to decouple from the global tech ecosystem through massive subsidies and "Buy European" clauses is not only unrealistic; it is a recipe for stagnation.
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(2026)
7h ago
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Quote attributed to William Echikson (CEPA Senior Fellow), year 2026. The CEPA source URL returned HTTP 403 to WebFetch, but a web search confirmed the exact quote verbatim from the CEPA article "To Save Europe's AI Future, Choose Openness Over Protectionism": "Proponents of a 'EuroStack' argue that Europe must build its own alternative at every level — from chips to cloud to software. But this path represents a €5-trillion mirage. Attempting to decouple from the global tech ecosystem through massive subsidies and 'Buy European' clauses is not only unrealistic; it is a recipe for stagnation." Echikson argues against building a sovereign EuroStack, which is consistent with the "against" vote on the statement "The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US cloud providers." Author attribution, year, relevancy, and vote direction all check out.
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Hector Perez Arenas
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· 2h ago
replying to William Echikson