Revised EU sovereign cloud bill gives public buyers more flexibility
By Masha Borak ( November 4, 2026, 13:56 GMT | Insight) -- A revised draft of the EU’s Cloud and AI Development Act would narrow European Commission powers over cloud sovereignty requirements, and would ease compliance. The compromise offered by Ireland — which is chairing meetings of EU member states until year-end — would extend migration deadlines and permit certain overseas transfers of metadata and telemetry for cybersecurity purposes. The draft is scheduled for discussion on Nov. 10.A revised draft of the EU’s proposed Cloud and AI Development Act would narrow the European Commission's powers on some cloud sovereignty requirements, and would ease compliance....
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