By Craig Hale
Publication Date: 2026-05-01 11:20:00
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Microsoft has invested billions across Europe in a bid to increase EU data center capacity by 40%
The company is also helping to region boost resilience amid ongoing geopolitical shakeups
Microsoft declares it wants to earn the trust of Europeans through hard work
Amid ongoing accusations of anticompetitive behavior and antitrust investigations unravelling across at least six markets, Microsoft has given us an update on its European sovereignty work and the five core principles it set itself last year.
In 2025, the company declared it would build a stronger AI and cloud ecosystem in Europe, ensure digital resilience amid risky geopolitics, protect European privacy, strengthen regional cybersecurity and boost economic competitiveness – but how has it fared so far?
Per its own assessments, it seems Microsoft is making…
