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Deutsche Telekom and Orange CEOs launch ESTIA sovereign tech alliance

Deutsche Telekom's Tim Hoettges and Orange's Christel Heydemann launched ESTIA, a 12 member European Sovereign Tech Industry Alliance with Airbus, OVHcloud and Dassault Systemes. They demanded a bold Digital Networks Act and EU cloud procurement preference.

Verified AI-drafted Orange newsroom press release, 18 November 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that any EU institution has adopted the alliance's policy demands.

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.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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