"The tender will enable the EU's various institutions, bodies and agencies to access Europe-based cloud services from these providers for over six years, ensuring that the union maintains strategic control over the digital technologies it uses."
"The four providers were chosen because they satisfied the eight objectives of the EU's Cloud Sovereignty Framework, covering requirements related to security, compliance, supply chain transparency, technological transparency, the environment, EU law, EU strategy, and EU operations."
"The EC says it awarded the four contracts simultaneously to ensure diversification and resilience, with applicants having to offer rigorous assurance that third parties outside of the EU had limited control over the technologies used and services offered."
The European Commission is funding sovereign cloud services in Europe with a €180 million contract awarded to Post Telecom, STACKIT, Scaleway, and Proximus. This initiative allows EU institutions to access Europe-based cloud services for over six years, maintaining strategic control over digital technologies. The providers met the EU's Cloud Sovereignty Framework objectives, which include security, compliance, and transparency. The contracts aim to ensure diversification and resilience in European cloud services while encouraging compliance with EU standards across the cloud sector.
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