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🌐 No data? No problem!

Travelling this summer and running low on mobile data, or finding yourself in areas with poor connectivity? We've got you covered!

#WiFi4EU is connecting people all over Europe with:

🛜 Free, secure, and high-speed internet access

🛜 93,000+ hotspots in municipalities

🛜 Available in parks, schools, health centres, and other public spaces.

Find your nearest hotspot and stay connected with free Wi-Fi → https://europa.eu/!Yb6jbg

WiFi4EU

The WiFi4EU initiative promotes free access to Wi-Fi connectivity for citizens in public spaces including parks, squares, public buildings, libraries, health centres and museums in municipalities throughout Europe.

Shaping Europe’s digital future
Aug 10, 2024 at 7:33amWeb
Show threadDuncan IdahoAug 10, 2024
@EUCommission The pic is rather old - I hope it is even better over a year later?
Show threadZoidberg For PresidentAug 10, 2024
@EUCommission The graph of Belgium really hurts...
Show threadThibaultmol 🌈Aug 10, 2024
@ZoidbergForPresident was gonna say (as a Belgian) i've used wifi4eu many times cause it's decently available, def near city halls and such.
but I'm unsure about why we have so many vs the other countries...
@EUCommission
Show threadZoidberg For PresidentAug 10, 2024
@thibaultmol @EUCommission My comment was about the difference between the north and south...
Show threadFellwing🇪🇺Aug 10, 2024
@EUCommission Lots of data thanks to #EU free #roaming
Show threadForcenAug 10, 2024

@EUCommission The map page seems very slow and broken if you zoom in, here is a good alternative to find internet access near you: https://sustainable.zottelig.ch/?offers=education%2Finternet
EDIT: There's also the app @organicmaps which works offline.

Also doesn't that image use #openstreetmap ? It's missing attribution. 🤔

Show threadReddaloAug 10, 2024
@EUCommission Iceland be like: 🫣
Show threadKielKontrovers BlogAug 10, 2024
@EUCommission I dont think these are free wifis. i know a lot in my home town. but those shown are unknown.
Show threadSylviaAug 10, 2024
@EUCommission As a Dutch citizen this is embarrassing to look at. But it does explain why I heard of this initiative but never saw any of it, we're one of the only ones who pretty much didn't bother!
Show threadBenjamin Balder BachAug 10, 2024
@SylvieLorxu @EUCommission same for Denmark / Sweden.
Show threadFF255 🇫🇷 🇪🇺Aug 10, 2024
@EUCommission Pourquoi la vidéo #WiFi4EU est-elle hébergée sur #YouTube ? Par quelle instance #PeerTube avez-vous remplacé #EUvideo ? Pouvez-vous m'indiquer un lien vers la même vidéo hébergée sur une instance PeerTube ?
Show thread🐧na|\/|3Aug 13, 2024
@FF255 Oui, tout à fait! Et @EUCommission pourquoi le site web "https://wifi4eu.ec.europa.eu/#/list-accesspoints" est-il hébergé aux États-Unis et au Canada ? Sur les serveurs Microsoft.
Wifi4EU Free Wifi for Europeans

Show threadxs4me2Aug 10, 2024

@EUCommission

But not in the Netherlands…

Show thread__Miguel_Aug 10, 2024
@EUCommission Is there a way for citizens who'd like to offer extra bandwidth to be included in that network?
Show threadanrorobAug 10, 2024
@EUCommission or you can get multi network eSIM and get internet almost everywhere
esimdirect.net
Show threadabeorchAug 10, 2024
@EUCommission
#freewifi with #wif4eu - Good idea - #linkshorteners - Bad Idea - #canonicalurls forever!
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/activities/wifi4eu
WiFi4EU

The WiFi4EU initiative promotes free access to Wi-Fi connectivity for citizens in public spaces including parks, squares, public buildings, libraries, health centres and museums in municipalities throughout Europe.

Shaping Europe’s digital future
Show threadHees Daman Aug 10, 2024
@EUCommission @budgetduurzaam Jeutje, rijdt de wethouder van Texel in een rode Ferrari of zo?
Show threadThomas SchäferAug 10, 2024

@EUCommission

https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/29491-commission-sets-target-for-ipv6-deployment

Today I went to Eichenau (near Munich). My intention was a #IPv6 check, but there weren't #WiFi4EU hotspots.
You should check your map/database.

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Show threadErik Uden 🚩Aug 11, 2024
@EUCommission this is such a good idea
Show threadJan ☕🎼🎹☁️🏋️‍♂️Aug 11, 2024

@ErikUden
I see so many opportunities this brings.

Unfortunately, both good AND bad.

Show thread🇪🇺 Paul Schoonhoven 🍋🍉Aug 11, 2024
@EUCommission @ErikJonker luckily we can mobile Internet in the EU.. 😇
Not many tourist will visit these 5 places in the Netherlands.
Show threadPepijnVemerAug 11, 2024
@vosje62 Ook een manier om toerisme te spreiden over het land.
Show threadErik JonkerAug 11, 2024
@vosje62 @EUCommission ...cheap 5G internet is probably the way to go, although Wifi can play a role
Show threadElz de KorteAug 11, 2024
@EUCommission Dus je moet is een onbekende app downloaden, dan inloggen op een computer voor een qr code, ik gebruik al jaren geen computer meer, bovendien zou ik als oplichter ook zo tewerk gaan, als je alle gegevens van willekeurige mensen wil aftroggelen voor iets dat er antiek uitziet
Show threadPatrick SchmitzAug 11, 2024
@EUCommission when looking through the FAQ I saw that the monitoring backend is running on Microsoft Azure. Very sad to see that an EU initiative like this isn't run by European cloud providers.
Show threadAndyGER Jun 7, 2025
@EUCommission @nakieken Cool! …
Show threadHenningAug 9, 2025

@EUCommission

Please. Upload these locations to OpenStreetMap

#PublicMoneyPublicCode also goes for #OpenData...

For now this is okay

https://wifi4eu.ec.europa.eu/#/list-accesspoints

Wifi4EU Free Wifi for Europeans