Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice

European Council President António Costa on Monday warned the United States against interfering in Europe’s affairs and said only European citizens can decide which parties should govern them. The remarks came in reaction to the Trump administration’s new national security strategy, which was published on Friday and paints European allies as weak, while offering tacit support to far-right political parties. FRANCE 24's Dave Keating reports from Brussels.
#EU #Russia #US
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yhmhIsJj9s

The news that #X has suspended the #EU's advertising account on the platform after it issued a 120m EUR fine against X for breaking the #DSA is beyond hilarious.

And it might even be kind of good in the sense that politicians in Europe maybe finally realise how shitty it is to depend on such a lunatic for its public communications.

https://www.politico.eu/article/x-axes-european-commissions-ad-account-after-e120m-eu-fine/

#DigitalServicesAct #DigitalRights #DigitalSovereignty #RuleOfLaw

Millionenstrafe gegen X: Musk fordert Abschaffung der EU, Account wird gesperrt

Die Reaktionen auf eine moderate Geldstrafe gegen X sind harsch, der US-Außenminister spricht gar von einem „Angriff“. Die Plattform selbst reagiert unerwartet.

https://www.heise.de/news/Millionenstrafe-gegen-X-Musk-fordert-Abschaffung-der-EU-Account-wird-gesperrt-11105798.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitalServicesAct #EU #Internet #Mobiles #SocialMedia #Wirtschaft #X #news

Braucht es wirklich noch einen Text, dass man jetzt wirklich nicht mehr auf #X aktiv sein sollte, wenn man Prinzipien hat, die #EU eher gut findet oder man die freiheitlich-demokratische Grundordnung für schützenswert hält?

#ElonMusk

Ofcourse…. The US is better friends with Russia then with Europe.
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/kremlin-says-new-us-security-strategy-accords-largely-with-russias-view-2025-12-07/
#russia #usa #geopolitics #eu #europe

Europe’s far-right firebrands are rushing to hitch their fortunes to Washington’s new crusade against Brussels.

https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-populist-right-hails-donald-trump-teams-eu-bashing/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #EU #Orban #Hungary

Free stratcom advise for EU countries struggling with X: stop using X.

The presence of high profile politicians, researchers, etc. just legitimises that platform.

The fewer people use it, the faster it will die.

#x #eu #musk

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-slaps-e120m-fine-on-x-straining-ties-with-us/

EU-funded Libyan patrol boat fires shots close to Louise Michel

Today, a patrol boat of the so-called Libyan Coast Guard closely approached the Louise Michel and fired shots into the water at just 200-300 metres away. Shortly after the incident, our crew found an empty rubber boat - the sad evidence of what we assume to be an illegal pull back to #Libya.

This continued aggressive behaviour by the Libyan organisation is not only known of, but seems to be encouraged by #Europe as part of its brutal border regime.

Italy and the #EU train, arm, and legitimise Libyan groups to enforce their illegal border violence. The specific vessel that shots were fired from today was gifted to Libya in 2023, with a ceremony that Italian Foreign Minister Tajani, Interior Minister #Piantedosi, and EU Commissioner #Várhelyi were present at.

Even as aggression against NGO ships has increased, those most violently targeted are people on the move, who face shootings, kidnapping, sexual assault, detention and other human rights violations on a daily basis.

Today’s shots were fired with the confidence of actors who know they are protected.

This violence needs to stop. Safe passage and human rights for all!

@www.dw.com.german.maca.de-rss-de-top-1016-xml-mrss

Liebe #eu , @EUCouncil

seht den Tatsachen ins Auge, die USA, #trump, hat uns Europäern die Freundschaft gekündigt. Wir sind wirtschaftlich nicht interessant genug, haben zu wenig #fossile #Rohstoffe und für die #USA ist kein Gewinn zu erwarten. Auch schränken wir zum Schutz der Verbraucher die Technogroßkonzerne ein.

Also: löst euch vom Gedanken freundschaftlicher Beziehungen und werdet autark #Kallas

@BlumeEvolution @dw

The European 'Commission has issued a fine of €120 million to X for breaching its transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

The breaches include the deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark', the lack of transparency of its advertising repository, and the failure to provide access to public data for researchers.'

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2934

#eu #law #dsa #twitter #tech