EU lawmakers' sovereign cloud report tackles obstacles, sidesteps UK concerns
By Masha Borak ( November 11, 2026, 14:01 GMT | Insight) -- A draft report by two EU lawmakers on Europe's sovereign cloud regulation aims to tackle the main obstacles to boosting the AI and cloud sector, including streamlining approval procedures and addressing energy constraints. The lawmakers steering the European Parliament review of the Cloud and AI Development Act offered limited reassurance, however, to foreign suppliers concerned about losing access to public-sector contracts, including UK ones.Key obstacles to EU plans to boost the AI and cloud sector are addressed in a new draft European Parliament report on Europe's sovereign cloud regulation — including streamlining approval procedures and tackling energy constraints....
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