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2025-12-11

The European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (#EDIC) has officially been launched 🥳🎉🍾🇪🇺

We had EU delegates from NL, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, and Hungary on stage, with livestream of all participants holding balloons in the background.

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #eupolicy

Celebratory moment with EU delegates from NL, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, and Hungary on stage, holding balloons and receiving applause. In the background is a livestream of all participants that have joined our videoconference system (Visio, part of LaSuite)Room with everyone holding and throwing balloons in between clapping
2025-12-11

The first article in one of our national newspapers this morning about the launch of the European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (#EDIC) today 🍾🇪🇺

Title: "Europe takes first step towards digital independence. Four European countries are taking on the American tech giants, taking the lead in developing European software." 🇳🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪🇮🇹

#digitalsovereignty #eupolicy #opensource

Article in Dutch newspaper Trouw about the launch the EDIC
2025-12-10

We're hosting our German #OpenDesk and French #LaSuite colleagues at the Dutch Ministry of Interior today to exchange experiences with our #MijnBureau team 🇩🇪🇫🇷

This is in preparation of the official European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) launch tomorrow in The Hague. 🍾

The #EDIC will be a consortium of several EU member states to fund, support and build more #opensource EU alternatives together, like the sovereign workspaces replacing Microsoft.

#digitalsovereignty #eupolicy

One of the workshops with several Dutch, German and French colleagues, where currently BlockNote and Yjs is being presentedOne of the slides of BlockNote and YjsMijnBureau slideAcknowledgement of support from the German, French and Dutch government on the powerpoint
Nicola Fabianonicfab@fosstodon.org
2025-12-09

📝 Cloud and AI Development Act: Europe Accelerates Digital Sovereignty with AI Gigafactories

Analysis of the EU Council's decision of December 9, 2025 on AI Gigafactories and the Cloud and AI Development Act: three strategic pillars for European competitiveness in AI and digital sovereignty

🔗 nicfab.eu/en/posts/cloud-ai-de

#CloudAndAI #EuroHPC #AIGigafactories #EUPolicy #AIAct

2025-12-09

🚨 Why XWiki supports an EU Sovereign Tech Fund

@OpenForum Europe has led the charge, calling for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund, and for the EU to invest a minimum of €350M to secure Europe's digital infrastructure.

When open-source infrastructure is underfunded, security suffers, supply chains weaken, and vendor lock-in become harder to escape.

📄 Read the full letter: eu-stf.openforumeurope.org/

#DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #EUPolicy

2025-12-09

@OpenForum Europe has led the charge, calling for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund, and for the EU to invest a minimum of €350M to secure Europe's digital infrastructure.
Under-investment in the open source ecosystem has increased systemic exposure to risk, leaving governments, businesses, and citizens vulnerable to security threats, supply chain disruptions, and vendor lock-in.
Read our updated public letter with new signatories: eu-stf.openforumeurope.org/wp-

#DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #EUPolicy

Robert Riemann 🇪🇺 (🔜#39c3)rriemann@chaos.social
2025-12-08

Today is a good day to create a #fediverse account and follow the @EUCommission on their own server. If you work in #eupolicy, check out the server at: eupolicy.social

#dma #EuropeanCommission #Twitter #SocialMedia #X

11 Elon Musk hat repostet: X Freeze @XFreeze

X just terminated the EU Commission's ad account.

The same EU Commission that fined X for
so-called “deceptive design” quietly logged into its
dormant X ads account and exploited an ad format
- posting a link that deceives users into thinking it's
a video, to artificiallyNikita Bier @nikitabie:

The irony of your announcement:
You logged into your dormant ad account to take advantage of an
exploit in our Ad Composer — to post a link that deceives users into
thinking it’s a video and to artificially increase its reach.
As you may be aware, X believes everyone should have an equal voice on
our platform. However, it seems you believe that the rules should not
apply to your account.
Your ad account has been terminated.

Quoted post:
European Commission @EU_Commission - Dec 5
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the
DSA.
Were holding X accountable for:
# Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark...
12:38 AM - Dec 7, 2025 - 32M Views
2025-12-05

Russian gas and oil in Europe are done for good, Energy Commissioner tells Euronews

Published on 05/12/2025 – 11:22 GMT+1 •Updated 11:57 Europe will never go back to Russian energy after Moscow’s…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Energy #EUPolicy #gaspipeline #LNG #Russia #World
newsbeep.com/291328/

European trends & Data EthicseLearningworld
2025-12-05

Trend Report: Single Market Reforms in the regions’ and SME’s perspective europeantrends.net/2025/12/03/

2025-12-02

EU risks channeling climate funds to dirty energy projects, experts say

The European Commission has announced a list of 235 cross-border energy projects that risk prolonging the use of…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #energytransition #EUPolicy #EuropeanCommission #hydrogen #Infrastructure #World
newsbeep.com/283975/

2025-07-14

Free Software and CRA: "CRA - Now Wait for Last Year"

media.fsfe.org/w/e38QYGzUND4No

2025-11-28

1/2 Why is the “memorisation” metaphor steering EU AI policy in the wrong direction?
In our latest TL;DR podcast, Dr. Aline Larroyed explains why AI training = pattern learning, not storing copyrighted works.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/cc80694e
📺 youtu.be/GsZ6oNCOdxo
#AI #EUpolicy

European trends & Data EthicseLearningworld
2025-11-28
RIPE NCCripencc
2025-11-28

🇪🇺 The EU is now proposing revisions to essential aspects of its regulatory framework, including amendments to data protection, and policies.

Romain Bosc provides an update on the most significant regulatory developments for the RIPE NCC and the community on :
🔗labs.ripe.net/author/romain-bo

Image of EU flag superimposted on binary code with the title of the article and a photo of the author
2025-11-27

1/2 Why is the “memorisation” metaphor steering EU AI policy in the wrong direction?
In our latest TL;DR podcast, Dr. Aline Larroyed explains why AI training = pattern learning, not storing copyrighted works.
🎧 share.transistor.fm/s/cc80694e
📺 youtu.be/jNv59LrwmLs
#AI #EUpolicy

2025-11-26

The Munich Mirage in Europe’s AI Debate
Munich’s ruling against OpenAI reflects venue shopping, not EU-wide policy. One strict court shouldn’t define Europe’s AI future.
👉 informationlabs.org/the-munich
#AI #Copyright #EUPolicy

2025-11-26

@AliceStollmeyer It doesn't have to be full ID. Not an expert, but applications like @yivi_privacybydesign should be considered, sharing only if you are >= 16 yes/no. #Privacy #yivi #EUPOL #EUPolicy

Nemo_bis 🌈nemobis@mamot.fr
2025-11-24

@max_bank Thanks for the recap. Did the EC give any hints they would consider the impact on FLOSS market share, which is not necessarily exposed by euro-value market share? Is that covered by your proposal for "deterioration of interoperability"?

#EUpolicy #FreeSoftware #antitrust

2025-11-18

Today: Exchange with NABU colleagues on strategic casework. Then exchange with a journalist on the role of Germany in the EU and Commission infringements. Later: meeting with an MEP on environmental challenges. In between: lots of emailing, support for the preparation of an event on the future of LIFE, some admin. #EUPolicy #EUGreenDeal

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