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By Greg Nowak, 5 August, 2026

EU OpenAI Residency Is a Migration Project, Not a Dashboard Toggle

An EU-resident OpenAI API setup needs a new project, regional routing, dependency and state migration, compatibility testing, and clear governance evidence.

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