In a rare display of European spine, the Netherlands' parliament has voted to reduce the country’s dependence on American tech giants, even floating the idea of a homegrown cloud services platform.

A raft of votes in the Dutch parliament included a call to reconsider the Netherlands’ use of Amazon Web Services for internet domain hosting, as well as a push for public contracts to favour European firms over Silicon Valley’s monopolistic overlords.

This move aligns with broader European concerns, as dozens of tech firms have already urged the European Commission to allocate funds for a sovereign tech fund and implement a "Buy European" mandate.

The Dutch specifically mentioned their concerns that their data—and, by extension, their sovereignty—is in the hands of Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon [Roman salute] Musk.

Pro-European Volt party Marieke Koekkoek said: “Do we feel comfortable with people like Trump, Zuckerberg, and Musk ruling over our data?”

Previous attempts at European digital independence have crumbled like a stale stroopwafel, thanks to the inconvenient fact that most European alternatives don’t exist. But with the return of Trump-era unpredictability, Dutch lawmakers are suddenly feeling the urgency.

Dutch technology expert Bert Hubert said: “These votes are just the first step and will at least compel government agencies to disclose the risks of relying on US cloud firms and the whims of the US government.”

Recently, the Trump administration’s sanctions on the International Criminal Court led to whispers that Microsoft could sever ties with the Hague-based war crimes tribunal – leaving the outfit high and dry.

The Netherlands is now left with a choice: build its tech backbone or continue handing over its digital keys to a bunch of American billionaires and a reality TV president with a vendetta list. Historically the EU will make a lot of noise and then quietly renew their Amazon contracts—but for now, the Dutch are fighting back.