“Europe’s dependency on America Inc is in no small part Europe’s own fault”. Fair and square. Awaiting the tech #sovereignty package…
#eu #europe #digital
https://www.economist.com/europe/2026/04/22/how-europe-regulated-itself-into-american-vassalage
“If #Europe could figure out a way to move into the digital future with a stack and a regulatory regime that is more compatible with democratic values, perhaps it could carve out more of a place for itself in the #digital world — particularly as AI moves into industry, where European companies are still often world-beaters.”
https://www.ft.com/content/ea38510c-4d7c-4192-a44b-a3ccd0e68d98
European tech firms including #Proton and #NextCloud launched #Euro-Office, a #FOSS office suite and productivity platform.
Today, a coalition of European enterprises and community organisations has launched Euro-Office, a solution for editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, developed as a true sovereign community collaboration of over a dozen different organisations. A tech preview is available immediately. The effort, backed by major European tech firms including IONOS, Nextcloud, Eurostack, XWiki, OpenProject, Soverin, Abilian and BTactic is planning a first stable release by summer. Need for a sovereign…
You can't play in a match by standing outside the stadium. Come on in, you're always welcome to join the team!
https://www.politico.eu/article/made-in-europe-debate-france-uk-brexit-trade-rules/
“The digital #euro a digital version of cash that the European Central Bank is preparing to issue in 2029, aims to cut these dependencies [i.e. Visa and Mastercard] and provide a pan-#European sovereign means of #payment.”
#digitaleuro #sovereignty
