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# Ireland delays €1 billion Microsoft procurement over sovereignty
- URL: https://www.nupath.eu/ireland-delays-eu1-billion-microsoft-procurement-over-sovereignty/
- Published: 2026-07-29T07:21:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-05T05:58:05.000Z
- Author: Christian Triantafillou Schade
- Tags: News, Ireland, #source_www.theregister.com

Ireland pauses a €1 billion Microsoft procurement to assess digital sovereignty concerns, despite plans to proceed with a single-vendor tender. The move follows calls to consider European alternatives to US providers, The Register reports. **(THEREGISTER)**

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