Data and cloud sovereignty has been a theme in Europe for many years. Most efforts to develop European 'clones' of popular US services have had mixed successes

Data and cloud sovereignty has been a theme in Europe for many years. Most efforts to develop European 'clones' of popular US services have had mixed successes (compared to China for example). Number of declared meetings with EU officials since 2014: Google (381), Airbus (318), the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (241), and Meta (235) https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/24/big-tech-banking-energy-who-are-the-biggest-spenders-on-eu-lobbying https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/02/24/big-tech-banki... The documents from Uber released a few years ago revealed a lobbying effort by some EU officials. In that context growing homegrown options will be difficult: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62057321 https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62057321