Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001198/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Catherine Griset (PfE), Christophe Bay (PfE), Mathilde Androuët (PfE), Virginie Joron (PfE), Julie Rechagneux (PfE), Valérie Deloge (PfE), Pierre Pimpie (PfE), André Rougé (PfE), Pascale Piera (PfE), Julien Leonardelli (PfE), Fabrice Leggeri (PfE), Aleksandar Nikolic (PfE)
Under the US’ Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, American companies have to hand over the personal and professional data of their European clients to American intelligence agencies.
Yet, the EU has concluded an agreement with the US for the transfer of our data called the Data Privacy Framework.
Recently, Democratic members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, tasked with monitoring that framework in the US, have been dismissed.
Their dismissal is to be welcomed, given the American left’s scant regard for civil liberties. However, the new US administration could also order that particular European data be seized.
We must, therefore, be able to store our own personal data, along with that of our administrations and of businesses in the EU, on European cloud hosts.
- 1.What action is the Commission taking to ease the way for the development of European cloud hosts?
- 2.Could their development be sped up to replace US solutions if the Court of Justice of the European Union were to annul the Data Privacy Framework?
Supporter[1]
Submitted: 20.3.2025
- [1] This question is supported by a Member other than the authors: Jean-Paul Garraud (PfE)