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# EU tech sovereignty nominee Virkkunen sets out plan for Cloud and AI Act
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2024-10-23-virkkunen-cloud-ai-development-act-written-answers/
- Published: 2024-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-06T11:29:58.000Z
- Description: Henna Virkkunen, the EU's Commissioner-designate for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, told MEPs in written answers she will propose a Cloud and AI Development Act. She also outlined an AI Factories Initiative and an Apply AI Strategy.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Reported Opinion AI-drafted [Euronews, 23 October 2024](https://www.euronews.com/2024/10/23/incoming-tech-commissioner-wants-eu-to-become-ai-continent?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What the source does not establish.** This does not establish that the Act, the AI Factories Initiative or the Apply AI Strategy have been adopted, funded or even formally tabled.

**Index score.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

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