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# Dutch firm Bird's CEO says company is mostly leaving Europe over AI rules
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-02-24-bird-ceo-leaves-europe/
- Published: 2025-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-25T05:01:37.000Z
- Description: Bird, the Dutch messaging software firm formerly MessageBird, said it will move most operations out of Europe to New York, Singapore and Dubai. Chief executive Robert Vis blamed restrictive regulation and a weak AI era talent pool.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported, #ai-drafted

Reported AI-drafted [Reuters, 24 February 2025](https://www.reuters.com/technology/dutch-software-firm-bird-leave-europe-due-onerous-regulations-ai-era-says-ceo-2025-02-24/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a completed legal headquarters transfer, since Bird says it keeps its Dutch tax base for now.

**How this item counts.** 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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