„Google owns the queries, but Europe wants its search infrastructure back“ I EU Perspectives

In a recent article on EU Perspectives, the OpenWebSearch.eu project is mentioned alongside European Search Perspective as one of the promising initiatives to reclaim sovereign access to the web. The current situation is one of dependence from US Big Tech companies, especially in the domain of search services. The article claims that 90 % of search engine queries in Europe are done via Google, followed by Bing. Alternative search engines such as Ecosia and Qwant struggle to keep up. 

Building a European open-source search infrastructure could be a crucial pivot in the quest for digital sovereignty. 

“A common web data infrastructure would allow European innovators to build higher-level services faster, in a sovereign manner”, says OWS spokesperson Stefan Voigt.

To dive deeper, read the full article here:

https://euperspectives.eu/2025/11/is-open-search-the-path-to-european-digital-sovereignity/