MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – EU competitiveness in the global technology race and the impact of excessive regulation – E-002507/2025

Question for written answer  E-002507/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Harald Vilimsky (PfE), Georg Mayer (PfE)

The growing technological dominance of the US and China, the EU’s growing investment gap and the EU’s persistent innovation deficit despite extensive programmes raise fundamental questions about the effectiveness of the EU’s strategies for promoting technological independence.

• 1.How does the Commission justify the billions of euro it grants in subsidies for centrally managed flagship projects, the economic impact of which often bears no relation to the public investment made?
• 2.How does the Commission intend to ensure that, in future, technological innovation will no longer fail on account of ideological sustainability or equality objectives?
• 3.Why is the EU still trailing behind in the development of its own cloud and data centre infrastructure, despite the fact that technological sovereignty is officially recognised as a priority?

Submitted: 23.6.2025