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June 4, 2026

What the EU’s new Sovereignty Package means for European tech

The new set of proposals unveiled Wednesday by the EU Commission aims to reduce the region’s dependence on foreign providers of critical technologies


The European Commission has unveiled its long-awaited ‘Tech Sovereignty Package’, a set of proposals intending to reduce the bloc’s over-reliance on foreign technology providers, particularly US giants.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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