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# GlobalConnect begins EUR11.9 million Kattegat subsea cable to Denmark
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-19-globalconnect-sweden-denmark-kattegat-cable/
- Published: 2026-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:17.000Z
- Description: GlobalConnect began construction of a EUR 11.9 million subsea cable across the Kattegat linking Lerkil, Sweden to Saeby, Denmark, with EUR 5.9 million from the EU's Connecting Europe Facility, targeting service by the end of 2027.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [GlobalConnect Group press release, 19 February 2026](https://www.mynewsdesk.com/globalconnect/pressreleases/new-swedish-danish-subsea-cable-strengthens-nordic-digital-resilience-3433337?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that the cable is complete or carrying traffic; construction has only begun.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +8 of 36 possible. New EU-owned/operated intra-EU cable under construction, CEF co-funded. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)