At a glance: US export controls on Anthropic models reveal European dependency; Austrian government calls for local EU expansion as a countermeasure.
An Austrian state secretary is calling on Anthropic to strengthen its footprint in the EU. The backdrop is restrictive US approval decisions for the company’s AI models, which expose European dependencies.
Anthropic, the US-based AI safety company, has restricted the release of its Mythos and Fable models in certain regions. This decision is driven by US export control regulations that limit the availability of technology in the European market. An Austrian state secretary criticizes this situation and sees it as a symptom of the European Union’s technological dependence on American companies.
The call aims to get Anthropic to build stronger engagement in the EU – for example through local development, infrastructure, or partnerships. This could increase European sovereignty in strategic AI technologies and reduce dependence on US decisions. At the same time, Europe faces pressure from its new AI Act regulation to have powerful models available in order to remain competitive.
The tension between US export control policy and European regulatory ambitions is becoming a structural problem for AI development in the DACH region and the EU as a whole. Companies like Anthropic find themselves caught between these systems, while European decision-makers try to preserve their strategic autonomy.
Source: www.golem.de · Published 29 June 2026
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