European Open Digital Ecosystems consultation closed with 1658 submissions! @ec.europa.eu and public understand #OpenSource is strategic in increasing #digitalSovereignty. In our submission, we urge decisive action, read it here: apell.info/2026/02/04/e...

Excited to have the opportunity to talk about how #OpenSource and civil society can engage with policymakers. Join our #DevRoom at FOSDEM, with @jmaris.me and our distinguished guests Anja Wyrobek, Ella Jakubowska and Marcel Kolaja. Join us at 13:00 CET! fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

APELL’s recommendation to the Commission’s new consultation on the EU public procurement rules: Shift investments to Open Source! Read our recommendations here: apell.info/2026/01/26/p... #EU #OpenSource #Procurement

Are you coming to Brussels for FOSDEM (if the trains will)? We would like to invite you once more to join us for Drinks at FOSDEM 2026 on Friday 30 January, from 20:00-23:00! Request registration now as space is limited: pretix.eu/apell/fosdem...

NGI0 Commons-funded projects and everyone: Balancing Community, Commerce and Commons. Timo Väliharju will shed light on: 💡 how #OpenSource projects build sustainability 💡 how they identify governance, funding, and business models Join us tomorrow, 28/Nov 2025, 11am CET: apell.info/2025/11/27/n...

Quite the gap between theory and practice: while German federal states, armed forces and French gendarmerie rely on #OpenSource because they have understood that #digitalSovereignty is only achievable with open technology, the closing declaration for tomorrow‘s #DigitalSummit treats OS like a hobby.

APELL and 100+ partners publish their Declaration of Digital Independence and underline: control over digital technology is needed for resilience. Governments should make use of #OpenSource for competitiveness, sovereignty, and innovation. Add your signature now on

Only a few days remain to nominate #OpenSource projects for the European Open Source Awards! Send your proposals by this Sunday, 2 November!

Schon angemeldet zur #OSBAConnect? Am 13. November findet in Berlin wieder die jährliche Konferenz der @osb-alliance.de statt, diesmal unter dem Titel: Innovationsbooster #OpenSource! Ich freue mich drauf, euch und Sie dort zu treffen! osb-alliance.de/featured/osb...

Excited speak at the @linuxfoundationeu.bsky.social #LFEMemberSummit in #Ghent 28/Oct: Closing the Backdoor: #DigitalSovereignty for #EU & Public Authorities with #OpenSource events.linuxfoundation.org/lf-europe-me...

This week I had the opportunity to present @apell.info at #Mindtrek conference in Tampere (FI): #OpenSource business is of strategic importance to the #EU. We engage with policy makers to encourage leveraging this advantage! Thanks for encouraging discussions! (Conference photos: Konsta Lattu.)

As you know, APELL is part of the @eosa.bsky.social project, establishing a recognition scheme for Open Source in the form of awards! ✨ Submit your proposals for the new EOSA Magazine by 15 October, find more info on europeanopensource.academy/eosa-magazin...

🇪🇺 Bring mit uns zusammen Open-Source-Themen in die EU-Politik! @sebastianraible.bsky.social vernetzt und vertritt die europäische Open-Source-Industrie in Brüssel mit unserem Dachverband APELL. 👉 Dafür brauchen wir Dich! 🚀 Werde Mitglied im Advisory Board! ➡️ apell.info#advisoryboard #OpenSource

The @ec.europa.eu wants to update its product legislation framework, the #NLF. This is an opportunity for the specificities of #OpenSource development and business models to be reflected for future legal certainty! Read our suggestions here: apell.info/2025/09/03/p... #EU

More Openness, accessibility and representation of #OpenSource in European #Standardisation, please! Today we submit our recommendations to the @ec.europa.eu on Regulation 1025/2012: more inclusivity, open structures and public collaboration. apell.info/2025/07/18/m...

Last week, the @ec.europa.eu's public consultation on the "AI Continent" initiative ended. It especially looks for input on the *Cloud and AI Development Act* foreseen for end of 2025. On behalf of the European #OpenSource businesses, we submitted input. 🧵1/4

🚨 the @ec.europa.eu is launching an Expert Group for a “Technology Roadmap on [breaking?] Encryption”. You can apply by 1/September! ec.europa.eu/transparency... Please consider sharing this in your circles! #encryption #eu

Is your project funded under #NGI0Commons? Did you know you can get support from us in the form of business mentoring? Whether commercial ambitions or not: let us help you reach new audiences, grow your user base and strengthen your #OpenSource project's impact. Contact ngi0 at apell dot info!

The #APELLconference2025, gone as quickly as it came! Last week, on the occasion of the Polish EU Council Presidency, a great line-up of speakers and #OpenSource leaders joined us in the Polish capital of #Warsaw. Find a brief recap and presentations on our website! apell.info/2025/06/16/r...

At today‘s APELL Conference in #Warsaw, we are happy to announce that two new #OpenSource business associations are joining us: Danske Open Source Leverandører, #DOSL, and the Dutch Open Source Business Alliance (#DOSBA). Read our full announcement on the APELL website:

@apell.info conference 2025 is starting

Today, I'm at the APELL conference in Warsaw. We are happy at XWiki SAS to sponsor the 2025 conference. Thisorganisation is very important to unite European Open Source entrepreneurs and companies to work together.

Last preparations for the #APELLconference2025: ✅ slide deck prepared, ✅ speaker info sent, ✅ textile stickers ordered for overnight delivery… Join us Tuesday in #Warsaw! apell.info/apell-confer... #OpenSource

Register today, there are a few places left for the #APELLconference2025 on Tuesday 10/June in #Warsaw! Where #OpenSource industry leaders and European innovators meet! apell.info/apell-confer... #APELLconf25

Only one week left! Sign up now for the APELL Conference 2025 in Warsaw and join innovators and industry leaders from the Open Source ecosystem to discuss the future of #OpenSource business! Attendance is free! #APELLconference2025 #APELLconf25 apell.info/apell-confer...

APELL promotes a sovereign, inclusive, ethical digital market and policies conducive to #OpenSource business in #Europe. Businesses to support APELL's work through the Advisory Board. Latest additions: @pretix.bsky.social‬ and #RedHat! Welcome on board and thanks for your support! apell.info

We are happy to welcome Michał Domański at the #APELLconference2025, to discuss the significance of #OpenSource #AI to business value creation! Join us on 10 June in Warsaw, only **few days to sign up**! apell.info/apell-confer... #APELLconf25

Only a few days remain until the #APELLconference2025 – sign up now and join innovators and industry leaders from the #OpenSource ecosystem in Warsaw on 10 June! Registration and full schedule on apell.info/apell-confer...

Speakers confirmed for the #APELLconference2025! Sign up now, meet industry leaders from the #OpenSource ecosystem in #Warsaw, 10 June! Schedule & registration: apell.info/apell-confer... @lpi.org @ec.europa.eu @openforumeurope.org @ldubost.bsky.social‬ @suse.com @linuxfoundationeu.bsky.social‬

Probably one of the most interesting #OpenSource endeavours is #ZenDiS, Germany's Centre for #DigitalSovereignty. At the #APELLconference2025, Leonhard Kugler will present how it builds Sovereign Software for the Public Sector! Join us in Warsaw on 10 June, sign up here: apell.info/apell-confer...

Peter Ganten, @OSB-alliance.de president: "buy European" is not sufficient to increase #techsovereignty – we need to create capacity & capability, bring back control and the ability to influence the design of technology. Why this is only possible with #OpenSource: www.linkedin.com/posts/pgante...

📣 On 10 June, our CEO, @ldubost.bsky.social , will speak at @apell.info 2025 in Warsaw about what sustainability means in open source today. Looking forward to the exchange of ideas and open collaboration. More details: apell.info/apell-confer... #OpenSource #XWiki #APELL2025 #EuropeTech

#OpenSource business models are different from traditional tech businesses, what more tells them apart? Joining us to present the findings of @lpi.org at the #APELLconference2025 on 10 June in Warsaw is Elzbieta Godlewska: From work-life balance to AI: what's important to open source professionals

We are looking forward to welcoming you, @ldubost.bsky.social! #APELLconference2025

We are excited to welcome Jean-Luc Dorel to the ✨APELL Conference 2025✨ on 10 June to present @ec.europa.eu's plans: 🏋️ "European Commission's NGI to Open Internet Stack: 7 years of funding #OpenSource" Sign up now and join us in #Warsaw: apell.info/apell-confer... #APELLconference2025

Join us June 11 at Capital Series Poland for a roundtable “Open Source for Polish and European Sovereignty and Security” on how open source can boost Poland’s digital infrastructure, local innovation, and European tech independence. Register your interest to participate on-site: lnkd.in/daMRdZVf

Good reasons to come to #Warsaw in June: 📸 enjoy beautiful Warsaw 🤝 meet the #OpenSource business ecosystem from Europe at the @apell.info Conference (10 June) apell.info/apell-confer... 👨‍💻 hear me speak at the @openforumeurope.org Capital Series Poland 🇵🇱 (11 June) openforumeurope.org/event/capita...

There is a lot going on at @apell.info 🌪️ and while I am currently the only one working for the association, I can fortunately rely on a great team of colleagues like ⭐️ @noujoum.ohai.social.ap.brid.gy ⭐️ and ⭐️ @mariusquabeck.bsky.social ⭐️ at @osb-alliance.de! #OpenSource is a team sport! 👯

The ⭐️ APELL Conference 2025 ⭐️ is approaching fast! Today, we announce our workshops! Sign up now to discuss! #industry #business #funding #EU #OpenSource apell.info/apell-confer...

APELL Conference 2025 in Warsaw – bringing together #OpenSource businesses from Poland and throughout Europe! Are you an OSS business, or are you looking for sovereign alternatives to #Cloud services for your company? 📅 Sign up now and join us 10/June! apell.info/apell-confer... #techsovereignty

Join us in June to meet industry leaders and innovators, to discuss how #OpenSource is the key to #techSovereignty, on the occasion of the polish presidency of @consilium.europa.eu! #EU

Join us in #Warsaw for our annual APELL Conference on 10/June! On the occasion of the Polish presidency @consilium.europa.eu, we are gathering decision makers, industry leaders and innovators from the #OpenSource business ecosystem from all over #Europe! Sign up now: apell.info/apell-confer...

Today, we are happy to announce that our network is growing, as #OW2 and APELL are becoming associate organisations! 🚀

Wij wensen u het allerbeste voor uw oprichtingsbijeenkomst vandaag, DOSBA (Dutch Open Source Business Alliance)! #OpenSource #business #Netherlands www.linkedin.com/events/73027...

APELL joins almost 100 partners in the #EuroStack initiative, calling for decisive committments. We urge the European Commission to take action towards sovereign digital infrastructure. #technologicalsovereignty #opensource apell.info/2025/03/17/a...

There’s a discussion brewing in Brussels – a discussion about whether European public authorities should be forced to buy part of their digital needs from European companies. #EU #EuropeanUnion #digitalsovereignty #eurostack

It may seem a bit obvious at first, but my #ilovefs ❤️ free software valentine this year is: 💕 @Mastodon#ilovefs💕 In a time where finding community is so important, and that platforms have become places for propaganda and hate, the Mastodon ecosystem is building #opensource safe spaces. Let's […]