""I want to be very clear: our digital sovereignty is our digital sovereignty," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Munich Security Conference in February. "We have a long tradition in freedom of speech. Actually, the Enlightenment started on our continent.""
"Christian Kroll, CEO of German search engine Ecosia, foresaw Europe's predicament soon after Trump's 2024 reelection. "We, as a European community, just need to make sure that nobody can blackmail us.""
France is transitioning its workstations from Microsoft Windows to the open-source Linux as part of a broader European movement towards digital sovereignty. This initiative aims to decrease dependence on foreign technology, particularly from the U.S. and China. Additionally, France plans to replace Zoom and Teams with the French-made Visio for videoconferencing and migrate health data to a new platform by 2026. European leaders emphasize their commitment to digital sovereignty despite pressure from the U.S. government.
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