Europe faces urgent national security risks as it loses ground in AI development to US and Chinese competitors

Europe's dependency on foreign AI systems threatens strategic autonomy and creates vulnerability to external control

The EU risks falling behind the US and China in developing sovereign AI capabilities needed for defense and critical infrastructure

Without rapid investment and coordinated action, Europe may lose technological independence in a sector increasingly vital to national security

The AI sovereignty gap has escalated from an economic concern to an immediate security threat requiring emergency policy intervention