Germany, Spain Oppose EU Ban on Huawei Telecom Gear as AI Buildout Costs Risk Rising
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 27
Germany, Spain Oppose EU Ban on Huawei Telecom Gear as AI Buildout Costs Risk Rising
5 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 27
Germany and Spain are leading resistance to European Commission plans to bar Huawei and other Chinese telecom suppliers from EU networks under new cybersecurity rules.
Officials from both countries want member states to keep control over supplier decisions, rather than ceding that authority to Brussels.
They also warned an EU-level ban could trigger retaliation from Beijing and raise costs for the bloc's planned artificial-intelligence infrastructure expansion.
The dispute exposes a broader EU split between tightening telecom security rules and limiting economic fallout from tougher measures against Chinese technology.
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