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DINUM admits no review of France's Education Ministry EUR 152 million Microsoft deal

France's digital agency DINUM told senators on 6 May 2025 it gave no opinion on the Education Ministry's renewed Microsoft contract, worth up to EUR 152 million. A mandatory EUR 9 million review threshold was bypassed.

Reported AI-drafted Acteurs publics, 12 May 2025

What it does not test. This does not establish that a DINUM opinion would have blocked the renewal, nor that the underlying 2020 to 2025 agreement itself breached procurement law.

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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