Europe’s break from American technology is no longer a fringe prediction. WIRED has now documented the same pattern this channel has been tracking for months: governments, institutions, universities, and companies moving away from US platforms toward European and open-source alternatives.

🇪🇺 WIRED described Europe’s shift away from American technology as “widespread and growing.”
🔎 The European Parliament replaced Google with Qwant as its default search engine.
💻 France, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, and Belgium are all moving parts of their digital infrastructure away from US providers.
☁️ European cloud, office, payment, AI, satellite, and communication systems are being built to reduce dependence on Silicon Valley.
⚖️ The Tech Sovereignty Package and EU regulatory framework are turning political concern into procurement reality.
🇺🇸 Trump’s second administration may have accelerated the shift, but Europe’s institutional machinery was already prepared.
📉 The prediction: by the end of 2026, the list of European migrations away from US technology will be twice as long.