Digital sovereignty in practice: The EU’s push to shape the new global economy

As the digital landscape grows, the European Union (EU) is advancing its efforts to expand its indigenous technological capacities and establish global governance norms. This effort has significant implications for the economic and political underpinnings of the US-EU relationship.

Under the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the idea of “digital sovereignty” has become a central—albeit nebulous and controversial—guiding principle for Europe’s engagement on digital and tech affairs.

Three years after von der Leyen first spoke of digital sovereignty, this Europe Center report explores what the concept has meant in practice, building on its 2020 report “The European Union and the search for digital sovereignty: Building “Fortress Europe” or preparing for a new world?”. The report identifies three common elements to digital sovereignty:

 
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Πηγή: atlanticcouncil.org