European governments are moving to reduce their reliance on Palantir, the US-based data analytics companyy whose platforms serve as the data and artificial intelligence (AI) backbone for militaries worldwide.
Derk Boswijk, the Dutch State Secretary for Defence, said in the House of Representatives this week that a “fully fledged alternative” to Palantir must be available within two years.
Boswijk said the Netherlands has been using Palantir since 2010 on a “very limited, compartmentalised, and small scale,” according to local media.
Still, he said that the government is working on a “two-track policy to reduce dependency” on the company so they can operate independently “as soon as possible.” Documents submitted to the Dutch parliament indicate that they are looking for a European alternative.
Boswijk was responding to a question from Dutch politician Michelle Jagtenberg that the company has “racist and anti-democratic ideology,” and asked the government to terminate its relationship. It follows a 2025-approved motion to make its government more independent of Palantir and to find European-led solutions.
