France, Nov. 18 -- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron will join forces on Tuesday to make a fresh push for greater European digital sovereignty - and reduce the continent's reliance on US tech giants - as the global artificial intelligence race accelerates.

The pair will set out their ambitions at a Berlin summit bringing together political leaders and key industry players, including executives from French AI firm Mistral and German software powerhouse SAP. Their meeting is set to underline that Europe can and should be shaping its own digital destiny.

With artificial intelligence set to become critical across a growing number of sectors, EU governments are coming under increasing pressure to assert mo...