World Insights: Transatlantic friction puts Europe's tech ambition to test through 2026

by Xinhua Writers Ding Yinghua, Zhang Xinwen

BRUSSELS, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- After a year of sparring between the European Union (EU) and the United States over tech rules, Europe is entering 2026 faced with mounting transatlantic pressure and a capability and infrastructure gap at home.

As Washington ended 2025 by imposing visa restrictions on pioneering European digital sovereignty advocates, it is a serio