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In the last few months, many people have called on the EU to start supporting open alternatives to US-owned social media sites. The thing is: The EU has been doing that for some time already. It has financed, among others, ActivityPub, Mastodon and PeerTube. For @netzpolitik_feed, we spoke to Michiel Leenaars, who professionally gives out buckets of EU cash to open source projects.

#eu #europeanunion #opensource #activitypub #mastodon

netzpolitik.org/2025/open-sour…


Open source funding on the brink: „Delivering what’s needed to make Europe sovereign“

The EU is paying a fortune for broken commercial software, criticizes Michiel Leenaars of the Dutch NLnet Foundation in an interview with netzpolitik.org. Together with his team, he supports open-source, free solutions — funded by the EU.
netzpolitik.org
#opensource #activitypub #Mastodon #EU #EuropeanUnion @netzpolitik.org

#Ukraine #europe #EuropeanUnion

So I was just in #Martinique which part of France & thus part of the #EU.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is also part of France and is ~25km from Newfoundland.

Given that, joining the #EuropeanUnion seems more possible than when it is an ocean away. Canada should try to join the EU.

#EU #EuropeanUnion #martinique

There seems to be some hyperbole going on about the EU elections. Some countries had far right gains but other countries had far right collapses, and the overall picture seems to be pretty static.

See the attached diagram of the outgoing EU parliament compared to the incoming EU parliament, with the far right-associated groupings marked.

Source: results.elections.europa.eu/en…

#EUElections #EU #EuropeanUnion

Diagram of the EU parliament's different political groupings with the Far Right-associated groupings marked. The far right portion is much the same size in 2019 and 2024, perhaps very slightly thicker in 2024.

Comparative tool | 2024 European election results | European Parliament

Compare election results and their corresponding outgoing Parliaments and Constitutive sessions data.
European Parliament
#EU #EuropeanUnion #euelections

1 size 🔌to fit them all 📱 💻 📷 🎧

By 2024, the USB-C port will be mandatory for all portable electronic devices in the EU.

This means that you will soon be able to recharge most of your devices with the same charger, making piling up bundles of cables a thing of the past.

Not only will this make your life easier, but it will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and e-waste.

Learn more about the common charger here: europa.eu/!hwjj3G

#EUCommonCharger #DigitalEU #EuropeanUnion

On the left, a black bundle of different types of cables with the heading "before". On the right, one single green cable, a USB-C, with the heading "after". In the lower half the Logo of the EU.

The EU common charger

The common charging solution promotes the use of common chargers for mobile phones and other portable electronic devices.
Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
#DigitalEU #EuropeanUnion #eucommoncharger

#News #EU #climatechange #europe #EuropeanUnion #europeannews #fossilfuels #renewables #greenenergy

We honour the memory of the Fallen for Ukraine.

Every picture on the wall tells a story of bravery and sacrifice.

They lost their lives fighting for our European values.

Let us not forget these faces.
Let us not forget them.

#StandWithUkraine #EuropeanUnion

A photo of President von der Leyen’s during her visit to the wall of remembrance in Kyiv, Ukraine. The wall of remembrance is a blue wall with photos of the Fallen for Ukraine and their names.
A photo of President von der Leyen’s paying tribute to the fallen for Ukraine during her visit to the wall of remembrance in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A photo of President von der Leyen’s paying tribute to the fallen for Ukraine during her visit to the wall of remembrance in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A photo of President von der Leyen’s during her visit to the wall of remembrance in Kyiv, Ukraine. The wall of remembrance is a blue wall with photos of the Fallen for Ukraine and their names.
#StandWithUkraine #EuropeanUnion

A public consultation by the European Commission has been launched regarding the European Disability Card which seeks to gather the opinion of persons with disabilities, their organizations and other interested stakeholders regarding this new instrument in the making. For as long as I can remember, travelling around the EU as a person with a disability has been a riddle of which benefits and discounts work where and whether a particular institution honours them or not even if I'm not a local. The European Disability Card could change that. You can feel the survey in using the form below, available in all of the 24 EU languages. ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/E… ##Europe #EuropeanUnion #Disability #EU

European Disability Card

EUSurvey is an online survey-management system built for the creation and publishing of globally accessible forms, such as user satisfaction surveys and public consultations.
ec.europa.eu
#EU #Disability #europe #EuropeanUnion

A yellow kitchen in Dnipro, #Ukraine 🇺🇦 🏠.

Once a symbol of warmth and family, it now stands as a reminder of the devastating effects of Russian imperialism.

One day a little girl celebrated her birthday with her family in this kitchen. The next day, the kitchen and the family are no more, destroyed by Russian imperialism.

This is what Ukraine is standing up against. This is what we are all standing up against.

📸 © Getty, Yellow kitchen in Dnipro, Ukraine

#StandWithUkraine #EuropeanUnion #EU

A building torn apart by a bomb revealing a fully furnished kitchen.
#EU #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #EuropeanUnion

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