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# German procurement law adds digital sovereignty as tender criterion from July
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-01-de-vergabebeschleunigungsgesetz-sovereignty/
- Published: 2026-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:13.000Z
- Description: Germany's amended Section 128 GWB, in force from 1 July 2026, explicitly lists "digitale Souveränität" alongside security of supply as a criterion public buyers may weigh when awarding contracts, including for cloud and IT services.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #verified

Verified [Gesetz zur Vereinfachung und Beschleunigung der öffentlichen Beschaffung, in force 1 July 2026](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gwb/%5F%5F128.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish that any specific tender has yet favoured a European supplier under the new criterion, or that the wording is mandatory rather than optional.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Law in force but sovereignty criterion is optional; no tender outcome yet.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)