Catalonia adopts EUR 481 million budget for a sovereign public cloud

Catalonia's Executive Council approved an eight-year, EUR 481 million budget for a sovereign public cloud to host Generalitat data under EU jurisdiction, targeting SEAL 3 certification, and opened a tender with no operator yet chosen.

Reported AI-drafted Generalitat de Catalunya press release, 7 July 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish which company will operate the cloud or that any vendor contract has been signed.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, whose law governs. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight +4 of 36 possible. EUR481m budget agreed for public, EU-jurisdiction cloud; operator not yet chosen. European Sovereignty Index

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