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Germany discloses EUR 481.1 million paid to Microsoft for licences in 2025

Answering a written question from Green MP Rebecca Lenhard, the German government confirmed the federal administration paid Microsoft EUR 481.1 million for licences in 2025, up from EUR 347.4 million in 2024 and EUR 274.1 million in 2023.

Reported AI-drafted heise online, 10 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not show any decision to cut this spending or move to open source alternatives.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Disclosure of already-paid spend, no new decision or contract change. 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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