EU Budget Overlooks Open Source Amid Push for Digital Sovereignty

The European Commission’s €2 trillion seven‑year budget aims to boost autonomy, competitiveness and resilience, yet it fails to allocate specific funding for open source software. Open source underpins much of Europe’s digital infrastructure, offering transparency, security and flexibility. Critics argue that omitting dedicated support undermines the EU’s digital sovereignty goals and conflicts with recent legislation such as the Cyber Resilience Act and AI Act. Proposals for an EU Sovereign Tech Fund and greater emphasis in the European Competitiveness Fund seek to address this gap, warning that without investment Europe risks dependence on foreign technologies. Weiterlesen