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Lagarde warns Europe must build sovereign AI or face foreign leverage over its economy

ECB President Christine Lagarde told Vienna's Hofburg im Dialog that Europe cannot rely on imported AI, warning a foreign supplier's withdrawal of access "would reach every sector at once"; she cited US control of 75% of global AI computing capacity against Europe's 5%.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted European Central Bank, speech by Christine Lagarde, 14 September 2026

What the source does not establish. This speech commits no ECB funding and no EU policy action; it states a position, not a binding decision.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. speech only; no institution acted, so no question moves despite the European-wide framing. European Sovereignty Index

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