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The upcoming report on European Technological Sovereignty and Digital Infrastructure (2025/2007(INI)) is generating strong interest. Members of ITRE have tabled 464 amendments.

Here are a few amendments that stand out, in our opinion, as particularly interesting or promising. They reflect a strong push for decentralised cloud and edge infrastructures based on open-source federated tech stacks, as well as a clear emphasis on EU jurisdiction and sovereignty

https://euro-stack.com/blog/2025/4/best-amendments-european-technological-sovereignty

French Senate and Dutch Parliament Champion Digital Independence

https://euro-stack.com/blog/2025/3/french-senate-dutch-parliament-inititatives

Dutch & French legislators push back against Big Tech, aligning with EuroStack's vision. Open source, interoperability & EU collaboration are key. Time for bold action: build, don't just regulate! #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #EuroStack

There are no “Degrees of Open”: why Openness is binary

In conversations around Open Source AI, a familiar idea keeps surfacing: that “openness is a spectrum.” It sounds convenient, especially when trying to reconcile proprietary data or partially open models with the ideals of Open Source. But let’s be clear: this is a flawed premise—and one the Open Source community must push back on.

https://opensource.org/blog/there-are-no-degrees-of-open-why-openness-is-binary

EuroStack Project Endorses Open Letter Calling for Urgent Action on European Digital Sovereignty

https://euro-stack.com/blog/2025/3/eurostack-open-letter

"The Open Source Way to Digital Sovereignty & Competitiveness", a new version of my presentation about the OSS roadmap published by the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud, delivered yesterday live in Brussels at the NexusForum.EU conference.

https://speakerdeck.com/sfermigier/the-open-source-way-to-digital-sovereignty

Some figures: 6 major benefits of OSS, 5 "gaps", 5 "pillars", 70 propositions, a controversial definition of "European Open Source solutions", 6 reasons for companies to invest in Open Source.

Le logiciel libre : un enjeu de sécurité européenne

"Pour assurer la sécurité future de l’Europe, une politique européenne du logiciel libre est nécessaire. On se fait souvent une image fausse de ce sujet, réduit à un usage sympathique de gratuité hors marché...."

Un texte approuvé par @eurostack@eupolicy.social

https://www.sauvonsleurope.eu/le-logiciel-libre-un-enjeu-de-securite-europeenne/

#eurosstack #foss #opensource #logiciellibre

Are large US tech companies a threat to European sovereignty? Yes, for a majority of Europeans, and 75% of the French.

Let's cut through the FUD surrounding Europe's push for digital sovereignty. Critics are trying to derail the conversation with misleading claims. Here's the reality check:

https://euro-stack.com/blog/2025/8/facts-fallacies-eurostack

The European Affairs Committee [of the French Senate] calls for a genuine recovery of digital sovereignty /
La commission des affaires européennes appelle à une véritable reconquête de la souveraineté numérique
https://www.senat.fr/salle-de-presse/communiques-de-presse/presse/18-03-2025/la-commission-des-affaires-europeennes-appelle-a-une-veritable-reconquete-de-la-souverainete-numerique.html

Our Final Response to the Commission's EU Startup and Scaleup Strategy Call for Evidence
https://euro-stack.com/blog/2025/3/startup-scaleup-strategy-final
You may also submit your own comments until tomorrow 17 March 2025 (midnight Brussels time).