Xavier Bertrand: States that France can impose its conditions on data centers located on its soil
Statement made by Xavier Bertrand on September 25, 2026, reported by BFMTV (BFM Tech). Topic: Siting and Land. The observatory also publishes quotes from 9 other public figures on this topic.
We impose our conditions, because it is in our country that they are located,
Original quote (French)
On impose nos conditions, car c'est chez nous qu'ils sont installés,Reported by BFMTV (BFM Tech) · bfmtv.com · archived copy
Other candidates on this topic
- Bruno Le Maire: Ten-year programming laws covering data centers, supercomputers and semiconductors
- Bruno Retailleau: Raising sovereign computing capacity to around 1 GW by 2030, then toward 4 GW in 2035-2038
- Delphine Batho: Subjecting the proliferation of data centers to collective debate
- Dominique de Villepin: Require priority siting of data centers on brownfield sites
- François Ruffin: Regulate data center siting by favoring French groups with state capital
- Gabriel Attal: Raising Europe's share of global computing power from 3% to 20%
- Jean-Luc Mélenchon: Decree a moratorium on the installation of non-sovereign data centers, without public participation
- Marine Tondelier: Bringing data centers back within the scope of the Commission nationale du débat public
- Nicolas Dupont-Aignan: Having mega data-processing and hosting centers that produce heat
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