Presented by the European Commission in June 2026, the Regulation establishing a framework of measures to strengthen Europe’s cloud and AI ecosystem (CADA) aims to accelerate the deployment of data centres and reduce the EU’s dependence on suppliers from third countries. The Commission presents the proposal as essential to EU sovereignty (see EUROPE B13880A2). The Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU has produced its first draft with a view to establishing a common EU Council...