Netherlands: Parliamentary motion on risk analysis and exit strategy for cloud services of US technology companies (No. 26643-1318) was adopted by the House of Representatives

On 18 March 2025, a motion on risk analysis and exit strategy for cloud services of United States technology companies was adopted by the House of Representatives. The motion stipulates that all government cloud services currently procured from American providers must undergo a risk analysis and be accompanied by a documented exit strategy to migrate to Dutch or European alternatives, where necessary. The completion of this process is to be finalised by the end of 2025. The motion's scope encompasses cloud service providers supplying cloud solutions to the Dutch government, and it calls for the establishment of a uniform policy across agencies to define the implementation of such exit strategies. Parliamentary motions allow MPs to express views, request actions, or respond to specific issues, and while not legally binding, they often shape policy debates and government decisions.