The Daily Populous Friday January 23rd, 2026 evening edition
Authored by 2digital.news and submitted by This_Opinion1550

The document received broad support from MEPs across political groups, signaling strong political determination to strengthen Europe’s technological capabilities. The resolution stresses that the current dependence on solutions provided mainly by U.S. companies—especially in cloud services and large AI platforms—weakens the EU’s ability to shape its own digital future and to effectively enforce its regulations, such as the Digital Services Act (DSA).

MEPs call for the creation of a clear definition of “cloud infrastructure” that would fall fully under EU jurisdiction, and for EU law to be enforced without compromises resulting from dependence on providers based in third countries.

The European Parliament also proposes a strategic shift in public procurement to favor European technology suppliers in key sectors, as a way to systematically strengthen the Union’s technological capacity. During the debate, the Greens argued for an even stronger focus on “Made in EU” products, which in their view should become the default, with any exceptions requiring explicit justification.

The resolution further calls for the development of public digital infrastructure based on open standards and interoperability, including initiatives such as “Public Money, Public Code,” which advocate that software developed with public funds should be released under open-source licenses. According to MEPs, such measures would reduce dependence on single vendors and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness in the technology sector.

Analysts note that the growing concentration of power in the hands of a few U.S. technology giants—and the resulting dependence of European infrastructure and data on them—creates economic, legal, and political risks, particularly in light of the extraterritorial reach of U.S. law, such as the CLOUD Act, over data held by providers subject to that jurisdiction.

It should be emphasized, however, that a European Parliament resolution has no direct binding force. Legislative and budgetary initiatives remain the responsibility of the European Commission and the Council of the EU. Still, the vote sends a clear political signal that MEPs are pushing for a decisive shift in Europe’s digital policy and for the construction of its own technological backbone, so that the competitiveness and security of the EU’s digital systems are not dependent on actors outside its jurisdiction.

Nekflip on January 23rd, 2026 at 14:10 UTC »

Please start with an alternative to Google Android. We need more phones to be independant of Google.

PubliusDeLaMancha on January 23rd, 2026 at 12:23 UTC »

It's so interesting, I'd argue SAP is more "intrinsically" valuable than all of social media.

Though I think this refers more to Windows and AWS.

Personally, I'm of the belief that nearly all of Trump's strong arming of Europe is a red herring, when the real issue is EU data protections.

The tech companies controlling the White House derive their "value" from stealing and selling everyone's data, EU law prevents them from exploiting a large, affluent population.

At the end of the day, techbros know that Europe won't abandon NATO just to keep privacy laws, and will likely force a surrender of data protections.

The irony is all the rhetoric about "sovereignty" while coercing the EU to surrender to Business, as Americans have.

This_Opinion1550 on January 23rd, 2026 at 11:29 UTC »

Finally parliament frames digital sovereignty and structural economic security issue, not just regulatory overcomplicated theater. Taking into considerations actions from the US, 80%+ dependency on non-EU digital infrastructure is a big vulnerability.