Data centres in Europe: can local opposition stop them?

Europe Talks Back by Europod

Aug 31, 20265:39News & Politics

Thirty billion euros. That’s how much the EU wants to mobilise to build data centres. But this ambition might run up against an obstacle. In recent years, protests against data centres have been emerging across the Europ...

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