Posts tagged "European Union"

2025-05-01 | Stefane Fermigier

A structured framework for Technological Building Blocks (TBBs) to support Europe's digital sovereignty, public digital infrastructure, and Internet Commons.

2025-04-09 | Stefane Fermigier

A look at the most interesting amendments to the European Parliament's report on Technological Sovereignty and Digital Infrastructure, highlighting the push for decentralised cloud, open-source tech stacks, and EU jurisdiction.

2025-03-18 | Stefane Fermigier

The recent motions in the Dutch Parliament and the resolution proposal from the French Senate are a direct response to the escalating challenges to Europe's digital sovereignty. The EuroStack Directory Project (ESDP) welcomes these initiatives and highlights their alignment with the EuroStack vision.

2025-03-17 | Stefane Fermigier

The EuroStack Project endorses the Open Letter: 'European Industry Calls for Strong Commitment to Sovereign Digital Infrastructure', released on March 17, 2025, and addressed to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen,.

2025-03-08 | Stefane Fermigier

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is making waves with its ambitious plan to ditch Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Windows in favor of Open Source alternatives. This bold move has significant implications for digital sovereignty, public procurement, and the future of the European digital...

2025-03-03 | Stefane Fermigier

As reported by Euractiv, the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF/DPF) is collapsing. The European Commission's silence is deafening. The time for decisive action by every organization involved is now. The EuroStack Directory is your essential resource for navigating this crisis and...

2025-02-25 | Stefane Fermigier

This submission provides evidence-based input to the 2025 Strategic Foresight Report, focusing on long-term EU resilience, from the perspective of the EuroStack Project. We believe that achieving genuine digital sovereignty, built upon Open Source principles and a thriving European ecosystem, is...

2025-02-04 | Stefane Fermigier

The Gaia-X initiative, launched with the promise of a sovereign European cloud infrastructure, has largely failed to deliver, becoming entangled in bureaucracy and dominated by the very hyperscalers it aimed to challenge. Its multiple failures highlight the urgent need for Europe to abandon...

2025-02-04 | Stefane Fermigier

The recent tariffs imposed by the Trump administration have profound implications for the digital sphere, highlighting the urgent need for European digital sovereignty. The EuroStack initiative offers a path forward, a way to break free from this cycle of dependence and vulnerability.

2025-01-30 | Stefane Fermigier

The European Commission is subsidising significant discounts (90%) on a cloud training scheme for SMEs, but as expected by anyone who has been following this trend for the last 25 years, the courses focus heavily on AWS. This is a small, but revelatory example of scoring goals against our own...

2025-01-23 | Stefane Fermigier

President Trump's recent actions have thrown the EU-US Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF) into disarray, exposing its fragility and the risks of relying on transatlantic agreements. This post explores the implications of Trump's moves for European digital sovereignty and the need for...

2025-01-17 | Stefane Fermigier

The EuroStack Initiative is a call to action, an invitation to reimagine Europe's digital future, to move beyond a mindset of competition and adaptation, and to embrace a future of sovereignty and self-determination. By applying the teachings of Donella Meadows, we can ensure that the EuroStack...