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SOPRA STERIA GROUP

SOPRA STERIA

Sopra Steria is a European leader in consulting, digital services, and software development.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Dusan Chrenek (Principal Adviser Climate Action)

16 Jan 2026 · To exchange views about using AI for cities and discuss the areas for potential future cooperation (e.g. AI for climate action, technical assistance service for cities).

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jan 2026 · Planning of a Public Event at the European Parliament

Sopra Steria pushes for European-first quantum market deployment

15 Dec 2025
Topic — This initiative aims to accelerate the industrial deployment of quantum technologies in Europe.
Message — Sopra Steria wants the EU to move from research to market-driven deployment. They advocate for funding integrators and implementing European procurement preferences.123
Why — Defining integrators as strategic actors allows the company to access dedicated EU funds.4
Impact — International technology providers will be disadvantaged by the proposed European procurement preferences.5
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Meeting with Ramunas Stanionis (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

1 Dec 2025 · Military Mobility and Counter-drone

Meeting with Anne Fort (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius), Apostolia Karamali (Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius)

1 Dec 2025 · Presentation of the Company

Meeting with Nicolás Pascual De La Parte (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Nov 2025 · Follow up meeting

Response to EU Space Law: Union law for safe, secure and sustainable space activities

7 Nov 2025

Sopra Steria is a European technology company with over 50,000 employees, specialising in providing critical digital solutions and services for strategic sectors. In the space domain, Sopra Steria and its subsidiaries CS Group and HE Space, possess deep, end-to-end expertise. Our primary focus lies at the intersection of space and digital, specifically in: - Space resilience & Safety: Mastering the digitalisation of ground segments, ensuring mission continuity, managing space situational awareness (SSA/STM), and guaranteeing the cyber resilience of space assets. - Space Data Management: Handling the complete data lifecycle for Earth Observation, GNSS, and SATCOM, from advanced collection and processing to secure, AI-driven analysis and dissemination. - Platform Development: Building the trusted data sharing platforms and digital frameworks necessary for a federated and secure European space ecosystem. Given our role in mastering the digital, data, and cybersecurity challenges central to this Regulation, we are pleased to provide our contribution in the attachment.
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Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

7 Nov 2025 · EU Space Act

Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

27 Oct 2025 · Confronto sul nuovo EU Space Act

Meeting with Giancarlo Granero (Head of Unit Defence Industry and Space)

24 Sept 2025 · Introduction Sopra Steria

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2025 · Resilient Communication Infrastructure in Crisis

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jul 2025 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

15 Jul 2025 · Mobilité militaire

Sopra Steria urges EU to define sovereign cloud legally

3 Jul 2025
Topic — The EU consults on legislative measures to boost cloud and AI infrastructure.
Message — The company requests a legally binding definition of cloud sovereignty. It urges using public procurement to favor European providers for strategic sectors.12
Why — These requirements would prioritize European tech leaders in major public contracts.3
Impact — Non-European hyperscalers lose access to strategic sectors and sensitive data markets.4
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Meeting with Giancarlo Granero (Head of Unit Defence Industry and Space)

2 Jul 2025 · Introduction of Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria calls for Zero Trust mandate in Cybersecurity Act

20 Jun 2025
Topic — This consultation seeks feedback on revising the EU's Cybersecurity Act and ENISA's mandate.
Message — Sopra Steria proposes integrating 'Zero Trust' and 'Data-Centric Security' architectures into the legal framework. They advocate for expanding ENISA's mandate to assess strategic risks and geopolitical dependencies. The group also recommends creating a 'High+' assurance level for cloud services to ensure digital sovereignty.123
Why — These changes would favor European tech firms by prioritizing local providers in public procurement.45
Impact — Non-EU technology providers may face market barriers due to new strict sovereignty requirements.6
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Sopra Steria urges pan-European AI certification and sovereignty

4 Jun 2025
Topic — A European Commission strategy to boost industrial AI use and digital innovation.
Message — The company advocates for a pan-European certification framework and specialized expert systems. They also propose a 'Buy European Act' to favor regional technology.123
Why — These policies would prioritize the company's sovereign digital services in the European market.45
Impact — Foreign technology providers would face exclusion from major European public procurement opportunities.6
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Response to Quantum Strategy of the EU

3 Jun 2025

Sopra Steria is a leading European tech company, recognised for its expertise in software development, digital services, and consulting. With over 50,000 employees across nearly 30 countries, the company generated 5.8 billion in revenue in 2024. Sopra Steria delivers digital services and solutions across strategic sectors. Sopra Sterias expertise lies in digital technologies such as data processing, cloudcomputing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, or extended reality. At Sopra Steria, we are convinced of the transformative potential of quantum technologies. We have already taken proactive steps by significantly investing in leading-edge quantum players through our venture capital arm, spanning hardware manufacturers and software developers alike. We have developed a strategy and methodology to act as that essential bridge between innovators and users, positioning ourselves as a strategic integrator within the European quantum ecosystem. Please find attached our contribution to the call for evidence on the EU Quantum Strategy.
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Response to European Democracy Shield

26 May 2025

Please find attached Sopra Sterias recommendations for the European Unions Democracy Shield (EUDS). We welcome the European Commissions EUDS initiative as a timely and necessary response to the evolving threats facing democratic institutions. In an era marked by the proliferation of digital technologies and the increasing sophistication of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), the EU needs a forward-looking approach to democratic resilience that includes technology as a pillar of the response. The growing accessibility and malicious application of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies have significantly amplified the threat landscape. Generative AI, deepfakes, and automated tools are now readily available to hostile actors, enabling them to conduct large-scale influence operations with unprecedented speed and reach. These developments underscore the urgent need to integrate digital technology solutions as a central pillar of the European response to FIMI. AI, while posing risks, also offers transformative potential to detect, analyse, and counter information campaigns in real time. The EUDS should explicitly recognise and leverage AI as a strategic asset in the defence of democratic processes and therefore support progress in this field. Sopra Steria advocates for the inclusion of AI-driven solutions as a foundational component of the EUDS. These technologies can play a critical role in identifying coordinated inauthentic behaviour, detecting and analysing narratives, supporting fact-checking efforts, and enhancing situational awareness for public authorities and civil society actors. The deployment of such tools must be accompanied by robust ethical safeguards and transparency mechanisms to ensure their responsible use. Operationalising this vision requires a structured, practical and well-resourced approach. We recommend the launch of pilot projects to test and validate AI-based and other technological solutions in real-world scenarios. These initiatives should be conducted in close collaboration with industry, academia, and civil society to ensure relevance, scalability, and public trust. Furthermore, dedicated funding must be secured within the current Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) to support innovation in democratic resilience. Sopra Steria strongly supports the creation of a European Democracy Fund, endowed with sufficient resources to finance the development, deployment, and scaling of effective counter-FIMI technologies and practices. The EUDS governance must be designed to maximize coherence and efficiency. We suggest concentrating FIMI efforts within one DG or a dedicated Commission entity to streamline coordination and ensure unified direction. Member States should also be encouraged and supported in establishing specialised agencies to combat disinformation. These agencies should be equipped with the necessary mandates, expertise, and technological capabilities to act effectively while raising public awareness about this new form of hybrid warfare. The establishment of disinformation observatories, capable of describing the informational situation at a given moment, also represents a promising avenue. Finally, we propose a shared European toolbox of best practices, methodologies, and technologies for detecting, identifying, and countering FIMI, serving as a common reference. The EUDS should also integrate efforts to identify and disrupt the funding sources that sustain and enable disinformation campaigns within and beyond the EU. In conclusion, the threats to European democracy are evolving rapidly, and our collective response must evolve accordingly. Sopra Steria stands ready to contribute its expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and digital transformation to support the European Commission in building a resilient, technology-enabled EUDS. We call on the Commission to act with ambition and urgency, placing innovation at the heart of democratic defence.
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Meeting with Helmut Brandstätter (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 May 2025 · Exchange of Views

Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and European Movement International and Finnwatch ry

19 May 2025 · EU affairs

Meeting with Lena Düpont (Member of the European Parliament)

15 May 2025 · How to tackle Disinformation on a technical basis

Meeting with Nathalie Loiseau (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

25 Apr 2025 · Lutte contre la désinformation et les ingérences étrangères

Meeting with Thomas Schmitz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen) and Make.org and

4 Apr 2025 · Exchange of view on the recommendations published by the Democratic Shield Civil Society Task Force on the European Democracy Shield initiative

Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath) and Make.org and

4 Apr 2025 · Exchange of view on the recommendations published by the Democratic Shield Civil Society Task Force on the European Democracy Shield initiative

Meeting with Andrius Kubilius (Commissioner) and

18 Feb 2025 · Roundtable with industry

Meeting with Nathalie Loiseau (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2024 · Bouclier démocratique européen

Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

21 Feb 2024 · Artificial Intelligence