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French PM circular directs state bodies to prioritise sovereign digital solutions

Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu signed circular n°6519/SG telling state bodies to favour pooled internal tools, then French, then European private solutions before non-European ones, and to weigh sovereignty and security in digital purchases.

Verified AI-drafted Légifrance, circulaire n° 6519/SG, 5 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not cancel any existing contract already held with a non-European supplier.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +3 of 36 possible. Signed circular in force, France prioritises sovereign/EU buys over non-EU. 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

What the tags mean: VerifiedReportedAI-draftedAI-drafted, editor-readHuman-writtenWhat the tags mean

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