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Théophane Hartmann✱✱

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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 18h
EU defence agency calls for sovereign military cloud The EU must also tackle 'overreliance' on foreign AI applications, the report says @euractiv.com www.rapporteur.com/news/eu-defe...
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EU defence agency calls for sovereign military cloud | Rapporteur
The EU must also tackle 'overreliance' on foreign AI applications, the report says
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 07/10/2026
Legal advisors greenlight protectionist EU cloud law Questions about storing military data remain @euractiv.com www.rapporteur.com/news/legal-a...
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Legal advisors greenlight protectionist EU cloud law | Rapporteur
Questions about storing military data remain
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 05/10/2026
As the EU scrambles to triple its compute capacity and accelerate data centre build-outs, citizens are increasingly concerned that the push will have unwanted knock-on effects. Read my @euractiv.com feature here: www.rapporteur.com/news/the-eus...
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The EU's data centre growing pains | Rapporteur
Europe’s politicians are caught between AI competitiveness and citizens' concerns
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026
Ireland pitches lower priority of EU AI chips production Such an AI chip plant could swallow much of funding pot, 16 EU countries previously warned @euractiv.com www.rapporteur.com/news/ireland...
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Ireland pitches lower priority of EU AI chips production | Rapporteur
AI chip plant could swallow much of funding pot, 16 EU countries warned
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026
@ec.europa.eu eyes granting Canadian cloud providers sovereignty Draft joint-declaration floats 'associated country status' under EU's Cloud and AI Development Act @euractiv.com www.rapporteur.com/news/exclusi...
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EU eyes granting Canadian cloud providers sovereignty | Rapporteur
Draft joint-declaration floats 'associated country status' under EU's Cloud and AI Development Act
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Lead MEP eyes increased scrutiny of EU data centre push Sergey Lagodinsky wants to cut cloud sovereignty certification choices and add sustainability audits to CAIDA EU needs “good compute, not any compute”, the MEP wrote. @euractiv.com www.rapporteur.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Lead MEP eyes increased scrutiny of EU data centre push | Rapporteur
Sergey Lagodinsky wants to cut cloud sovereignty certification choices and add sustainability audits to CAIDA
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: France proposes expanding cloud sovereignty law to entire IT sector Expanding the rules would create a massive inflow of public spending into European alternatives @euractiv.com www.rapporteur.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: France proposes expanding cloud sovereignty law to entire IT sector | Rapporteur
Expanding the rules would create a massive inflow of public spending into European alternatives
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 30/09/2026
@ec.europa.eu proposes fallback comms plan for emergency services Space-based EU ‘system of systems' will aim to link up police, firefighting and rescue units @euractiv.com www.rapporteur.com/news/eu-prop...
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EU proposes fallback comms plan for emergency services | Rapporteur
Space-based EU 'system of systems' will aim to link up police, firefighting and rescue units
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 28/09/2026
EU countries add SpaceX monitoring clause to spectrum law US giant might be using EchoStar's EU spectrum licence after buying it last year @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/eu-coun...
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EU countries add SpaceX monitoring clause to spectrum law | Euractiv
US giant might be using EchoStar's EU spectrum licence after buying it last year
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 24/09/2026
16 EU countries worry AI chips facility could eat up budget By contrast, Germany emphasised the growth potential of AI chip @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/16-eu-c...
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16 EU countries worry AI chips facility could eat up budget | Euractiv
By contrast, Germany emphasised the growth potential of AI chips
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 23/09/2026
A interesting telecom-related exclusive from my @euractiv.com budget colleague Victoria Becker & Sarantis Michalopoulos Greece proposed to dedicate part of national spectrum auctions money to fund the EU budget & the European Strategic Technology Equity Fund www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Greek plan to run high-tech investment to fund EU budget | Euractiv
Proposal includes an EU-wide levy on telecoms auctions as well as creating sovereign high-tech investments to fund Brussels
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 21/09/2026
@ec.europa.eu puts out criteria for rating data centre sustainability But rating scheme remains declarative, with no requirement for third party audits @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/commiss...
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Commission puts out criteria for rating data centre sustainability | Euractiv
But rating scheme remains declarative, with no requirement for third party audits
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 17/09/2026
European telcos spy US role in satellite-to-phone coalition Analysis from Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefónica and Orange documents, suggests they’re looking to lean on US satellite providers to deliver space services @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/europea...
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European telcos spy US role in satellite-to-phone coalition | Euractiv
DT, Vodafone, Telefónica and Orange are jockeying for sovereign position vs US giant SpaceX
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 10/09/2026
Ukraine opens talks to join EU secure satellite systems, says @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu IRIS² would allow EU and Ukrainian militaries to coordinate in one system @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/ukraine...
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Ukraine opens talks to join EU secure satellite systems | Euractiv
IRIS² would allow EU and Ukrainian militaries to coordinate in one system
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 10/09/2026
Macron calls on European telcos to forge space-internet alliance The French president calls for an industrial "direct-to-device" consortium @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/macron-...
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Macron calls on European telcos to forge space-internet alliance | Euractiv
French president calls for an industrial "direct-to-device" consortium
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 09/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: EU customs data cloud-tender excludes US companies @ec.europa.eu tender worth €136 million applies "SEAL-3" cloud sovereignty criteria @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: EU customs data cloud-tender excludes US companies | Euractiv
Contract worth €136 million applies "SEAL-3" cloud sovereignty criteria
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 09/09/2026
As @ec.europa.eu publishes new public procurement rules today, my colleagues Maximilian Henning, Stefano Porciello, Thomas Moller-Nielsen and I looked at the range of measures designed to favour European alternatives over US and Chinese suppliers. @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/eu-proc...
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EU procurement blueprints reignite 'European preference' debate | Euractiv
Brussels weighs quotas, local content rules and other ways to favour EU products
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 08/09/2026
Far right rapporteur shows limited shift in space law talks Space junk rules were extended to US constellations SpaceX, Amazon, per document obtained by @euractiv.com, but reciprocal EU-US market access remains unresolved www.euractiv.com/news/far-rig...
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Far right rapporteur shows limited shift in space law talks | Euractiv
Space junk rules extended to US, per document obtained by Euractiv, but reciprocal market access unresolved
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 07/09/2026
European satellites to boost Greenland’s internet connectivity Brussels backs Starlink rivals as it deepens its Arctic ties @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/europea...
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European satellites to boost Greenland’s internet connectivity | Euractiv
Brussels backs Starlink rivals as it deepens its Arctic ties
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 02/09/2026
Planned EU tech sovereignty fund will help scale robotics Incoming equity fund will supply "billions" for robotics startups, says @ec.europa.eu deputy DG @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/planned...
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Planned EU tech sovereignty fund will help scale robotics | Euractiv
Incoming equity fund will supply "billions" for robotics startups, says Commission deputy DG
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 31/08/2026
Right-to-far-right space law coalition could boost orbital debris Italian ECR rapporteur's latest amendments eye deregulating collision avoidance @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/right-t...
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Right-to-far-right space law coalition could boost orbital debris | Euractiv
Italian ECR rapporteur's latest amendments eye deregulating collision avoidance
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 25/08/2026
What internet speeds are needed to drive the AI economy? Would you say it's rather 1,000 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s? The 🇪🇺 and 🇺🇸 starkly disagree. More in today’s @euractiv.com edition of The Hack Daily Pro newsletter: www.euractiv.com/news/the-hac...
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THE HACK: MEPs eye simpler rules for contextual ads | Euractiv
In today's edition: AI literacy, a tale of two high-speed internet targets, Meta glasses piracy risk
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 25/08/2026
🪖Drones, planes and tanks must train AI onboard, Scaleout's CEO Andreas Hellander told us. As data centres become targets in armed conflicts, 🇸🇪 Scaleout offers federated AI training using devices at the frontline @euractiv.com interview with Charles Cohen www.euractiv.com/news/intervi...
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INTERVIEW: Drones, planes and tanks must train AI onboard, says defence tech CEO | Euractiv
As data centres become military targets, Swedish startup offers federated AI training
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 12/08/2026
As the US administration now vows to dismantle the EU-based International Criminal Court "brick by brick", I took a look at how the EU can face down Donald Trump's tech aggression A @euractiv.com summer (and longer) read: www.euractiv.com/news/how-the...
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How the EU can face down Trump's tech aggression | Euractiv
As the US weaponises Big Tech, the EU must decide how hard to fight back
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 11/08/2026
Although the 2030 Digital Decade Policy Programme sets in stone that the @ec.europa.eu should review the targets by 30 June 2026, the EU executive is planning to delay the review until 2027 @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/review-...
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Review of EU's digital targets pushed to 2027 | Euractiv
The reports monitor the progress of EU digitisation
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 11/08/2026
Expect six months delay on the publication of EU's first quantum tech regulation The Quantum Act was originally planned for publication between April and June 2026, but the @ec.europa.eu now appears to be eyeing the end of the year @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/eus-fir...
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EU's first quantum tech regulation delayed by six months | Euractiv
The Quantum Act was originally planned for publication between April and June
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 10/08/2026
Following any EU major crisis, @ec.europa.eu's former tech Commissioner Thierry Breton shares his views on what the EU should or should not have done in enforcing the Digital Services Act. The Ceuta migration crisis is no different. Read more on @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/breton-...
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Breton calls for EU disinformation inquiry over Ceuta | Euractiv
He also suggests a 'doctrine' linking tech and irregular migration enforcement
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Théophane Hartmann✱✱ @theophane.wsocial.eu · 10/08/2026
As Mr Roberto Viola is likely enjoying a well-deserved summer break, let’s wish him a fully recharged return as he prepares to lead the @ec.europa.eu's digital department for a record-breaking 12th consecutive year! Read my @euractiv.com article: www.euractiv.com/news/exclusi...
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EXCLUSIVE: Commission's digital kingpin extended for twelfth year | Euractiv
Viola's contract, due to expire in September 2026, has been extended to 30 September 2027
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