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# ECIPE's Erik van der Marel: trade in tech and data is splitting into blocs
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-08-27-ecipe-van-der-marel-politics-of-proximity/
- Published: 2026-08-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:56:06.000Z
- Description: ECIPE chief economist Erik van der Marel says global trade in technology, services and data is reorganising into political "idea blocs", where alliances rather than geography now decide Europe's economic weight.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #reported, #opinion, #ai-drafted

Reported Opinion AI-drafted [ET Edge Insights interview with ECIPE chief economist Erik van der Marel, 27 August 2026](https://etedge-insights.com/featured-insights/geopolitics-and-strategy/erik-van-der-marel-on-the-politics-of-proximity/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This is one economist's interview view, not a change to EU trade or technology policy.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Interview position on tech and data trade realignment; EU wide framing, no institutional action.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)