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Backlash over Data Centers Tests Europe’s AI Ambitions

Summary by Deutsche Welle
Massive data centers needed to run AI are triggering protests across Europe. Their operators counter that they boost digital sovereignty and energy independence.

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The advance of artificial intelligence and the increase in its use make it inevitable to increase data centers. The EU wants to triple its computational capacity by 2035 to guarantee its technological sovereignty in the future. But these data centers cause devastating effects on the environment and already threaten the well-being of citizens in several regions around the world.

·Madrid, Spain
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Neighborly protests against AI data centers spread across Europe while Brussels releases an energy efficiency label.The post Neighborly rejection of AI data centers grows in Europe and puts the continent's digital sovereignty in check first on Merca2.

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El Pais broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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