The European Open Source Awards 2026, an annual program recognizing outstanding contributions to open-source software, has announced this year’s winners. ...
Eight satellites from five different member states are currently being pooled as part of GOVSATCOM. The Commission hopes this is the first step towards less dependence on the US - whose own communication systems are a lot more mature. #EuropeNews
At the same time, the "World Wide Web," composed of the HTTP protocol and the HTML format, was invented by a British citizen and a Belgian citizen who were working in a European research facility located in Switzerland. But the building was on the border with France, and there’s much historical evidence pointing to the Web and ...
Opinion - Europe is famous for having the most tightly regulated non-existent tech sector in the world. This is a mildly unfair characterization, as there are plenty of tech enterprises across the continent, quite a respectable smattering if it wasn't for the US doing everything at least ten times bigger. ...
The European Commission recently launched a call for evidence on a newer initiative about the importance of open source, and their reliance on non-EU countries. As covered by CADE, the initiative is called "Towards European open digital ecosystems", and it sets out how they're trying to sort their approach towards the ...
As we had predicted late last year, the push for digital sovereignty is starting strong in 2026. This is not something that has appeared out of thin air; the European Union seems to be finally understanding how vulnerable their digital infrastructure is if they continue relying on foreign providers. ...
The European Commission has opened a public call for evidence on a forthcoming European Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. The consultation, which runs from January 6 to February 3, 2026, invites feedback from developers, companies, public administrations, academia, and civil society. ...
Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty is hampered by a 90 per cent dependency on US cloud infrastructure, claims Cristina Caffarra, a competition expert and a driving force behind the Eurostack initiative. ...
Infosec In Brief Switzerland’s Conference of Data Protection Officers, Privatim, last week issued a resolution calling on Swiss public bodies to avoid using hyperscale clouds and SaaS services due to security concerns. ...
Europe is at a crossroads. The Summit on European Digital Sovereignty marks an important milestone for the EU and its member states in aligning on a shared strategy for achieving real and lasting European digital sovereignty. As the EU pursues the goal of digital sovereignty, we urge you to harness open source — that is, ...
EU leaders agree to move ahead with ‘Buy European’ policy ( www.theguardian.com )
1658 responses for the Call For Evidence forEuropean Open Digital Ecosystems ( ec.europa.eu )
I was hoping for thousands of responses. The EU Commission better not dismiss it all.
European Open Source Awards 2026 Honor Linux Kernel Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman ( linuxiac.com )
The European Open Source Awards 2026, an annual program recognizing outstanding contributions to open-source software, has announced this year’s winners. ...
The OpenHW Foundation unveils the first industry-ready RISC-V ecosystem to advance European digital sovereignty ( www.design-reuse.com )
EU's own satellite communication system now operational ( www.euronews.com )
Eight satellites from five different member states are currently being pooled as part of GOVSATCOM. The Commission hopes this is the first step towards less dependence on the US - whose own communication systems are a lot more mature. #EuropeNews
France is ditching Zoom and Microsoft Teams for a homegrown video platform ( www.techspot.com )
Why there’s no European Google? ( ploum.net )
At the same time, the "World Wide Web," composed of the HTTP protocol and the HTML format, was invented by a British citizen and a Belgian citizen who were working in a European research facility located in Switzerland. But the building was on the border with France, and there’s much historical evidence pointing to the Web and ...
European Alternatives Portal ( european-alternatives.eu )
Bye, X: Europeans are launching their own social media platform, W ( cybernews.com )
Germany Aims to Standardise ODF by 2027 ( interoperable-europe.ec.europa.eu )
Open source's new mission: Rebuild a continent's tech stack ( www.theregister.com )
Opinion - Europe is famous for having the most tightly regulated non-existent tech sector in the world. This is a mildly unfair characterization, as there are plenty of tech enterprises across the continent, quite a respectable smattering if it wasn't for the US doing everything at least ten times bigger. ...
Inside Denmark’s struggle to break up with Silicon Valley ( www.politico.eu )
openDesk 1.11: Ongoing enhancements and optimizations for collaborative workflows ( www.opendesk.eu )
European Commission gathering feedback on the importance of open source ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
The European Commission recently launched a call for evidence on a newer initiative about the importance of open source, and their reliance on non-EU countries. As covered by CADE, the initiative is called "Towards European open digital ecosystems", and it sets out how they're trying to sort their approach towards the ...
Europe Has a New Plan to Break Free from US Tech Dominance ( itsfoss.com )
As we had predicted late last year, the push for digital sovereignty is starting strong in 2026. This is not something that has appeared out of thin air; the European Union seems to be finally understanding how vulnerable their digital infrastructure is if they continue relying on foreign providers. ...
EU Launches Call for Evidence on European Open Digital Ecosystems ( linuxiac.com )
The European Commission has opened a public call for evidence on a forthcoming European Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. The consultation, which runs from January 6 to February 3, 2026, invites feedback from developers, companies, public administrations, academia, and civil society. ...
The European Commission has opened a "call for evidence" to help shape its European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy ( lwn.net )
The EU is a “digital colony of the US”. This Italian is trying to change that, with some success.
Deepl translation of this Dutch article by Marlies de Koning in NRC Handelsblad (30 Dec. 2025) ...
Europe gets serious about cutting digital umbilical cord with Uncle Sam's big tech ( www.theregister.com )
Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty is hampered by a 90 per cent dependency on US cloud infrastructure, claims Cristina Caffarra, a competition expert and a driving force behind the Eurostack initiative. ...
Open Innovation and Open Source in Schleswig-Holstein – Practice for Europe ( peertube.opencloud.lu )
Swiss government bans SaaS and cloud for sensitive info ( www.theregister.com )
Infosec In Brief Switzerland’s Conference of Data Protection Officers, Privatim, last week issued a resolution calling on Swiss public bodies to avoid using hyperscale clouds and SaaS services due to security concerns. ...
openDesk 1.10. Enhanced security architecture ( www.opendesk.eu )
Open, Resilient, European: The EDIC Digital Commons ( www.sovereign.tech )
Germany Stack: Only Free Software Enables Digital Sovereignty ( fsfe.org )
Open letter: Harnessing open source AI to advance digital sovereignty ( opensource.org )
Europe is at a crossroads. The Summit on European Digital Sovereignty marks an important milestone for the EU and its member states in aligning on a shared strategy for achieving real and lasting European digital sovereignty. As the EU pursues the goal of digital sovereignty, we urge you to harness open source — that is, ...