According to Bloomberg's report on October 22nd, Louis Mosley, the head of Palantir's UK and European operations, said that European countries need to accept that relying on American technology to some extent is 'inevitable'. Previously, some European countries were reconsidering whether to use the company's data analysis products.
Mosley told Bloomberg in Brussels: "Europe will have to accept some form of dependence on the United States at least for the short term."
Then he moved on to China. He said that the European continent relies even more on China for industrial needs. “You can’t build drones without magnets. Magnets come from China. The bottleneck problems in the hardware sector are far less well addressed than those in the software sector.”
Palantir is currently valued at over $480 billion. It provides customized software for the United States and its allies. Its products are used by civil organizations, intelligence agencies, police forces, and military units around the world. In 2025, NATO’s military branches will partner with Palantir to deploy their intelligent system Maven, which uses artificial intelligence for surveillance and target location tracking.
Recently, the “Star Shield” service in Ukraine experienced interruptions, increasing European concerns about their excessive reliance on American technology companies. Mosley, who attempted to calm things down, explained that the Maven system does not have a “kill switch,” and neither the company nor the U.S. government can shut down this platform.
Mosley also said that the Maven system is a “major promoter of European defense and technology.” Without Maven, “the value of these technologies to Europe would be reduced.” He also suggested that there is more that can be done in terms of data sharing and integration with NATO.
According to reports, since US President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, transatlantic relations have become strained, and US tech giants are also facing unfavorable conditions. Palantir, which has established close relationships with the Trump administration, has seen its ties with Europe tighten.
According to reports, Palantir has become a symbol of “American technological dominance” in the eyes of European leaders. These leaders are expressing a desire to reduce their dependence on American companies and hope to hand over more business to local enterprises in order to gain greater technical autonomy.
In June this year, France announced that its domestic intelligence agency would terminate its contract with Palantir and instead choose a local supplier. At the same time, Palantir's involvement in the UK healthcare system project also drew criticism from the British Parliament.
However, Mosley doesn’t seem to mind this. He said, “The more competitive the competition is, the more accurate the evaluation of which methods are effective and which are not. What we need is real competition, where two products compete based on real data and address real problems.”
Mosley admitted that some Western European nations have recently expressed dissatisfaction with Palantir’s products. However, he stated that other countries, including Ukraine, are still committed to working with the company.
"The more we go east, the higher customer participation is. The more seriously they want to improve their Palantir capabilities," he said. "If you talk with Ukrainians, my experience from the past four and five years there is that you need effective methods, and you have to do it. Otherwise, you're doomed. As for the sovereignty issue, that's secondary."
