# France, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival

> Source: <https://www.politico.eu/article/france-germany-want-to-develop-a-palantir-rival/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication>
> Published: 2026-07-17 15:17:21+00:00

BERLIN — France and Germany [pledged Friday](https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/17/2026-07-17-dfvsr-data.pdf) to look at developing an alternative to military software provided by U.S. company Palantir, as European countries seek to lessen reliance on America.

France's domestic intelligence service [announced in June](https://www.politico.eu/article/french-spy-service-drops-palantir/) it was ending its contract with the U.S. surveillance giant while [Germany’s spy agency](https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-spy-agency-picks-france-ai-firm-over-palantir/) also picked French alternative ChapsVision over Palantir.

“To foster data sovereignty, France and Germany will examine the development of a European sovereign digital backbone, taking into consideration data-centric security, artificial intelligence and cloud solutions from both countries,” the two countries said in a joint [declaration](https://www.politico.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/17/2026-07-17-dfvsr-data.pdf) Friday after talks between Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron.