By EuropeanSwitch Editorial · 23 April 2026 · 9 min read At a glance On 17 April 2026 the European Commission awarded a €180 million, six-year sovereign cloud contract to four European providers — Post Telecom (Luxembourg), StackIT (Germany), Scaleway (France) and Proximus (Belgium). The deal is the clearest procurement signal yet that European institutions […]
Europe’s artificial intelligence sector has moved decisively beyond its reputation as a regulatory-first, innovation-second ecosystem. In 2026, a growing number of genuinely European AI companies are competing globally on capability, scale and commercial impact — building foundational models, enterprise platforms, autonomous systems and generative tools that are reshaping industries. What distinguishes these companies is not
A structural shift in how European organisations choose their technology providers is already underway. The drivers are regulatory, commercial, and geopolitical — and they are not going away. European digital sovereignty is no longer a policy aspiration — it is becoming a procurement reality. A quiet but significant change is taking place in boardrooms and
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