Odey Hardan

Digital Sovereignty in the Context of Geopolitical Uncertainty Scrutiny of European Union's dependence on non-European cloud services is intensifying amid geopolitical tensions and rising cyber risk. U.S. hyperscalers control more than 70% of the EU cloud market, while European providers’ share has nearly halved since 2017.1 There are growing concerns that U.S. dominance could become a source of geopolitical leverage.

Advocate General Medina issued a well‑reasoned opinion in Joined Cases C‑258/23 to C‑260/23 before the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) that may allow national competition authorities to seize business emails during dawn raids at company premises without prior judicial authorization. The CJEU has not yet decided, but the opinion’s structured proportionality analysis is likely to shape the final judgment.