The European Commission awarded a €180 million contract for sovereign cloud services. The strategic agreement spans six years to reduce reliance on non-European technology. This initiative aims to enhance digital sovereignty and strategic control over infrastructure.
Four consortiums won the contract: Post Telecom, Germany’s StackIT, France’s Scaleway, and Belgium’s Proximus. Post Telecom is partnering with OVHcloud and CleverCloud for the project.
The Proximus-led group includes S3NS, a joint venture between Thales and Google Cloud. This partnership signals that non-European technology can be used under strict EU sovereignty frameworks.