Why Europe’s Tech Sector is Quietly Booming

Order a copy of our magazine Too Long: https://toolong.news/TL008 In recent months, various European countries have started reducing their dependence on US tech. In this video, we're taking a look at how this has affected the European tech sector and how its quietly booming. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 🎉 TLDR Party:  https://toolong.news/pages/tldr-party 📖 Read our Manifesto: https://tldrnews.co.uk/manifesto Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! ////////////////////// Sources: Europe’s growing tech sector https://www.cer.eu/insights/europe-has-produced-tech-champions-here-what-they-can-teach-us https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/01/at-last-reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-european-tech https://www.reveliolabs.com/news/tech/from-silicon-valley-to-the-seine-europe-is-gaining-tech-workers/ https://www.investeurope.eu/news/newsroom/state-of-european-tech-2025-a-roadmap-to-unlock-further-tech-growth/ https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/28/small-but-mighty-the-tiny-tech-hubs-driving-europe-up-global-tech-rankings European VC funding and R&D spending https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/07/can-europe-catch-up-why-the-eu-is-still-behind-in-the-global-ai-race/ https://sifted.eu/articles/european-vc-irr-2024 https://sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-funding/eu-budget/eu-rd-spending-increases-still-falls-short-3-target 2024 Draghi report on European competitiveness https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/97e481fd-2dc3-412d-be4c-f152a8232961_en?filename=The%20future%20of%20European%20competitiveness%20_%20A%20competitiveness%20strategy%20for%20Europe.pdf 00:00 - Introduction 01:27 - Context 04:03 - Why Europe's Tech Sector is Booming 07:10 - Too Long