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Dutch government signs cloud framework deal with Germany's STACKIT

The Netherlands' Ministry of Justice and Security signed a framework agreement making STACKIT, owned by Germany's Schwarz Digits (Lidl's parent group), the Dutch government's official alternative to AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure.

Verified STACKIT press release, 24 April 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish which ministries or workloads will actually migrate, or a timetable for doing so.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +12 of 36 possible. Dutch gov framework names German-owned STACKIT as EU alternative to US hyperscalers. European Sovereignty Index

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