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Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA)

The real-world economic impact of the Cloud and AI Development Act

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Report & Fact Sheets

Everything on this site is published as an open dataset. Attribution: ECIPE, 2026.

REport · PDF · 922 KB

The Real-World Economic Impact of the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA): What CADA Could Mean for Cloud Prices, Migration, Digitalisation and Europe’s Technology Supply Chain

Factsheet 1 · PDF · 133 KB

CADA’s Hidden Economic Shock & Taxpayer Burden

This new study by ECIPE reveals the real-world costs missed in the European Commission’s official impact assessment.

Factsheet 2 · PDF · 136 KB

CADA’s Inevitable Private-Sector Spillover

The impact of CADA’s ‘sovereignty’ requirements cascades beyond public procurement into essential commercial industries.

Factsheet 3 · PDF · 218 KB

CADA’s Asymmetric Penalty for Digital Frontrunners

CADA does not impact Europe equally: its ‘sovereignty’ framework will cause highly asymmetrical pain across the European Union.