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France's Council of Ministers unveils digital sovereignty strategy and procurement push

France's Council of Ministers presented a digital sovereignty strategy, including a new Observatory for Digital Sovereignty launching in July. It said only about 20 percent of French digital purchases go to European suppliers.

Reported Editor-read Solutions Numériques, 16 June 2025

What it does not test. It does not commit any funding figure or name which suppliers would benefit from the planned European preference in procurement.

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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