France, Germany set to unveil joint ‘European digital service’ criteria
By Matthew Newman ( June 9, 2026, 16:23 GMT | Insight) -- France and Germany will next week unveil a joint definition of what constitutes a “European digital service” at the VivaTech conference in Paris, a move that the French government hopes will help shape future EU digital sovereignty rules. The Franco-German initiative comes as EU policymakers debate how to strengthen the bloc’s technological autonomy in strategic sectors such as cloud infrastructure and AI, while remaining aligned with EU single market principles.France and Germany will next week unveil a joint definition of what constitutes a “European digital service” at the VivaTech conference in Paris, a move that the French government hopes will help shape future EU digital sovereignty rules....
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