Europe’s Quiet Breakup with Big Tech Gains Momentum

Europe is accelerating a shift away from US Big Tech toward open-source and local alternatives, driven by digital-sovereignty concerns and policy tensions with the US. The trend spans EU plans to rely less on US tech, France switching to Qwant and LaSuite, Euro-Office, and governments moving from Microsoft Office/Google Docs, with projects like Eurosky and other national data strategies. While US firms still dominate Europe’s tech stack, officials say the aim is greater data control and independence, not a total break.