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EU data centre sustainability label delayed after nuclear dispute

The European Commission postponed its EU data centre sustainability label, due 3 June under the tech sovereignty package, after ten states including France and Italy demanded nuclear count as low carbon.

Reported Editor-read Techzine Global, 3 June 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish the label's final criteria, its new launch date, or whether nuclear will ultimately count as low carbon.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. EU-wide label postponed over nuclear dispute; criteria unset, nothing moves. European 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 2026-09-23. How the record is made

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