German tech giant rejects calls for a pan-European IT champion

Germany's biggest tech company, SAP, has rejected calls by domestic politicians for European IT firms to band together to better compete against US tech groups in the wake of spying allegations.

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ESO: Background information: EU should create own spy agency, Reding says http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-should-create-own-spy-agency-reding-says/

ESO: Background information: A connected continent for European competitiveness http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-a-connected-continent-for-european-competitiveness/

ESO: Background information: Taxing the Digital Economy: The Commission has appointed the members of the expert group http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-taxing-the-digital-economy-the-commission-has-appointed-the-members-of-the-expert-group/

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