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EU Weighs Limits on Non-European Cloud Providers for Sensitive Public-Sector Data
The European Union is weighing limits on its governments' use of American cloud services to handle sensitive public-sector information. Discussions are underway inside the Commission as part of preparations for the Tech Sovereignty Package. CNBC reported the development 20 minutes before 04:00 on May 11, 2026.
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U.S. cloud providers to handle sensitive data. Discussions are taking place within the Commission around limiting the exposure of sensitive public-sector data to cloud platforms provided by companies outside of the EU, two Commission officials told CNBC.
The talks form part of preparations for the Tech Sovereignty Package, the officials said.
U.S. The CNBC report was published 20 minutes before the current time on 2026-05-11. The same report was also described as having been published an hour ago on 2026-05-11.
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