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German government's Microsoft licence spending rises to record EUR 204.5 million

Germany's federal government paid Microsoft EUR 204.5 million for software licences in 2024, up from EUR 197.7 million, Interior Ministry figures given to Linke MP Victor Perli show. Total federal software spending hit a record EUR 1.3 billion.

Reported AI-drafted heise online, 24 February 2025

What it does not test. Does not show the government taking any step to reduce the dependency, only the scale of it increasing.

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.

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