Europe on the digital map: Data centers, energy and water

Digital technology has now become a key field of geopolitical confrontation, with the European regulations Digital Markets Act (DMA) et le Digital Services Act (DSA) being the focus of the Brussels-Washington conflict. Both initiatives are at the core of Europe's effort to shape its own framework of digital sovereignty.

In the negotiations on customs duties, Washington does not touch European digital technology, considering that there is no reliable alternative to American services.

In the frame of digital sovereignty and geopolitical dependence, four interrelated challenges emerge that will define the next decade: the evolution of data centers, dependence on imported natural gas, the resurgence of nuclear energy and water management.

Europe's digital sovereignty will not be won by proclamations but by deeds, data centers, sovereign energy, and water security. Without them, it risks permanently losing the right to chart an autonomous course on the digital map.

NAFTEMPORIKI / ENERGY,   Friday, November 14, 2025
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