In the digital era, archival management faces risks and challenges arising from the overall digital transformation of society. The EU region has made systematic innovations in its archival strategy for the digital age, offering valuable insights for others. In terms of discourse evolution, the EU has expanded the scope of archival management sovereignty discourse from the national level to the EU level through the construction of digital norms, the transmission of common values, and the requirements of green transformation. In terms of risk governance, the EU considers false information, the application of archives generated by artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity as important archival risks in the digital age, and has identified risk elements and governance methods from the EU-wide perspective. In terms of resolution of contradictions, The EU has clarified requirements for the digital opening of archives, addressing the previously slow progress due to an overemphasis on personal data protection. The coordination from three aspects will ultimately integrate the archival management work into the construction system of the EU's digital sovereignty. For China, first, it is necessary to strengthen the archivization of political concepts, and precisely incorporate concepts centered on people, rule of law, and security into normative texts. Second, establish a mechanism for judging the risks of archival science and technology, and strengthen the connection between archival laws and other substantive laws. Finally, embed the positioning of "information resource providers" into archival management work, and give play to the functions of archival services and empowering social entities.