By Mathieu Pollet
Publication Date: 2025-11-24 20:12:00
“With its thousands of employees and vast resources, the European Parliament is best positioned to galvanise the push for tech sovereignty,” the letter reads. “When even old friends can turn into foes and their companies into a political tool, we cannot afford this level of dependence on foreign tech, let alone continue funneling billions of taxpayers’ money abroad.”
The lawmakers cite a broad range of European alternatives they argue are viable solutions: from Norwegian internet browser Vivaldi, French search engine Qwant and Swiss secure email suite Proton to German collaboration platform Nextcloud.
“Our mid-term goal should be the complete phase-out of Microsoft products, including the Windows operating system. It’s easier than it sounds,” the lawmakers say, praising the International Criminal Court’s recent move to drop Microsoft over U.S. sanction fears.
The letter is signed by influential members including MEPs Aura Salla and Mika Aaltola from the…
