A coalition of thirteen European cloud providers and industry groups published a joint statement endorsing the European Commission’s push to wean the continent off American technology infrastructure. The signatories include OVHcloud from France, Germany’s Nextcloud, and Switzerland’s Proton, all throwing their weight behind policy changes that could reshape how European governments buy cloud services.
The timing is not accidental. The European Commission is expected to roll out revised procurement rules that would give preference to EU-based cloud providers for sensitive government contracts, particularly in cloud and AI projects.
The market gap is enormous
US cloud giants, specifically Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, control approximately 70% of the European cloud market. European providers collectively hold under 15%.
No specific funding commitments or timelines accompanied the announcement. The focus at this stage is policy advocacy.
