(L-R) Elisabeth Margue, Luxembourg Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister; Dr Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation, Germany;
Credit: © BMDS / bundesfoto / Christina Czybik
On Tuesday 18 November 2025, Luxembourg’s Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, responsible for Media and Connectivity, Elisabeth Margue, took part in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty, held in Berlin at the invitation of the German Federal Government and co-organised by France.
According to Luxembourg’s Media, Connectivity and Digital Policy Service, the summit brought together numerous European ministers and high-level representatives in the presence of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron to exchange views on ways to strengthen the European Union’s digital sovereignty, promote European technological innovation and ensure the resilience and security of the continent’s digital infrastructures.
During the official summit luncheon, Minister Margue highlighted the importance of stepping up joint efforts towards the completion of the Single Market and advocated for a European digital sovereignty open to international partnerships that share Europe’s values. She also reiterated the need for an ambitious European simplification programme to create a coherent regulatory framework and effective governance in the digital field. “We must adopt a simplification-by-default approach and consider simplification aspects from the design stage of regulations for Europe’s digital transformation,” she suggested alongside her European counterparts.
The day’s programme also included several ministerial speeches, panel discussions and thematic workshops devoted to digital competitiveness, data sovereignty, artificial intelligence and digital commons.
On the sidelines of the summit, the minister held a bilateral meeting with David Amiel, Minister Delegate for Public Service and State Reform of the French Republic. During this meeting, the two ministers discussed, among other topics, the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) in public services, as well as the strategic partnership announced last summer between Luxembourg and the company Mistral.
Moreover, Minister Margue also had a brief discussion with the Irish Minister of State, Niamh Smyth, at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, responsible for trade promotion, artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The two ministers discussed preparations for the upcoming Irish presidency, as well as the work of the D9+ with a view to identifying common priorities and opportunities for enhanced cooperation.
