Europe Accelerates Shift Away from US Big Tech Amid Trump Policy Concerns

Executive Briefing

• Documents dozens of European governments, firms, and institutions actively replacing US tech with open-source or local alternatives
• Drives momentum including European Parliament switching to French search engine Qwant and France deploying its own office suite LaSuite
• Highlights key concerns: data control, US CLOUD Act exposure, FISA risks, and Big Tech's proximity to Trump administration
• Launches European Commission long-term digital sovereignty plan alongside Euro-Office, a collaborative open-source productivity suite
• Cautions that fully decoupling from US technology remains unlikely given America's dominance across cloud, AI, and mobile layers