June 4 – The European Parliament issued an internal notice directing members to set a French search engine as the default on office computers, replacing Google to reduce reliance on US tech firms and to implement EU commitments on digital sovereignty and personal data protection. On June 3 the European Commission published a "European technology sovereignty" package proposing to bolster capabilities in AI, semiconductors, cloud computing and open source and to support European alternatives to fo

2026-06-06

June 4 – The European Parliament issued an internal notice directing members to set a French search engine as the default on office computers, replacing Google to reduce reliance on US tech firms and to implement EU commitments on digital sovereignty and personal data protection. On June 3 the European Commission published a "European technology sovereignty" package proposing to bolster capabilities in AI, semiconductors, cloud computing and open source and to support European alternatives to foreign suppliers to enhance digital autonomy and resilience.