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Europe wants to kick its Palantir habit
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POLITICO
Still, the drive to break free from Palantir is sweeping across the continent, from Madrid, where the government of Pedro Sánchez has instructed state-backed companies to block Palantir from future public procurement contracts, to France’s domestic intelligence services (DGSI) selecting French company ChapsVision over Palantir.
Last month’s decision by the French and German intelligence agencies to choose ChapsVision was a double-blow for Palantir’s leadership.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp is pictured at Fox Business Network Studios in New York on July 27, 2026.
| John Lamparski/Getty ImagesOlivier Dellenbach, ChapsVision’s chief executive, told POLITICO that his company has benefited from what he calls a “visceral rejection of Palantir” in Europe.
“We need more public procurement,” Dellenbach said.