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Merz says Google Cloud is sovereign enough for Germany's spy agencies

At Berlin's Digitalgipfel, Chancellor Merz said Germany should not seek digital "autarky" and that Google Cloud can be sovereign enough for intelligence agencies' data. He announced no new funding, rule or deadline.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted Heise Online, 2 November 2026

What the source does not establish. The remarks commit no funding, policy or deadline; they state Merz's own position, not a government or parliamentary decision.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. No index move: a head of government position statement, not a binding decision. European Sovereignty Index

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