Quantum suppliers may face EU public-contract restrictions under draft Quantum Act
By Júlia Tar ( October 28, 2026, 18:30 GMT | Insight) -- Quantum suppliers controlled from outside the EU could be excluded from public contracts under a draft Quantum Act that the European Commission is scheduled to propose on Nov. 18. The leaked text, which could still change, would reserve those contracts for EU-controlled suppliers and companies authorized under reciprocal international agreements, while requiring public purchases in critical sectors to be ready for encryption designed to withstand future quantum computers.Quantum suppliers controlled from outside the EU could be excluded from public contracts under a draft Quantum Act, which would also introduce encryption requirements for public purchases in critical sectors....
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