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CISPE and industry peers warn Italy's cloud levy risks fragmenting EU market

CISPE, EuroISPA and the European DIGITAL SME Alliance jointly warned that Italy's new copyright levy on cloud storage, charged per gigabyte and per user, undermines EU digitalisation and competitiveness goals and could fragment the Single Market if copied elsewhere.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted CISPE press statement, 2 April 2026

What the source does not establish. Does not establish that Italy or the Commission will amend or withdraw the decree.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Opinion: industry warning against Italy's cloud levy decree, no institutional response yet. European Sovereignty Index

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