In #dccp-policy:matrix.org I noticed a Call-to-Action:
Please consider the following proposal by a member of https://gfoss.eu/ working group on Open Government( https://opengov.ellak.gr/ ) : “Europe’s community of openness advocates stands before a decisive opportunity. The 2025 Omnibus Package( Omnibus package - European Commission ) and the “28th Regime”( The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies | Workshops | Events | JURI | Committees | European Parliament ) will shape the next decade of Europe’s digital governance, and unless we act collectively, they may solidify structures that sideline openness instead of embedding it at the heart of the Union’s digital transformation. This is the moment for civil society, researchers, technologists, and open-source practitioners to mobilize and demand that open standards, open source, open hardware, open data, and open government become non-negotiable pillars of the new legal framework.
Current drafts contain important ambitions but also significant gaps. Without explicit safeguards, these proposals could dilute the role of civil society in digital policymaking, lower accountability requirements for technology vendors, and deepen the EU’s structural dependencies on opaque, proprietary, non-interoperable solutions, dependencies that have already undermined Europe’s technological sovereignty, from cloud infrastructure to AI model deployment. The experience of fragmented national regulations, failed interoperability across sectors, and limited digital independence from non-EU providers must not be repeated.
Activists should therefore push for amendments that make openness the default. This includes legally binding commitments to open, well-documented APIs; procurement rules that prioritize open-source and open-hardware options; interoperability requirements for all EU-funded digital systems; mandatory publication of reusable components; and governance processes that guarantee full transparency, auditability, and citizen oversight. Only with these provisions can the EU ensure that publicly funded technologies remain accessible, trustworthy, verifiable, and reusable by SMEs, startups, public administrations, and the research community.
The window for influence is narrow, but the stakes are enormous. If the Omnibus Package is to strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and democratic resilience, as outlined in the Commission’s own vision, then it must decisively break with the model of closed, foreign-controlled technology stacks. Europe cannot achieve meaningful digital sovereignty without embedding openness by design.
Now is the moment for coordinated advocacy with Members of the European Parliament, the relevant committees, and the Commission services shaping the Package. Let us ensure that Europe’s new digital framework reflects the principles of openness, collaboration, public accountability, and long-term independence. The future of Europe’s digital commons depends on it.”
I pointed to EDRi and noyb.eu for a coordinate campaign. The latter already published