Only 35 days until the APELL Conference 2026 – get your tickets while they last: apell.info/conference 🔵 Laurent Rojey, Digital Commons EDIC 🟠 Anais Concepcion, Grist 🔵 Gina Plat, NL OSPO 🟠 Jutta Horstmann, Heinlein Group 🔵 Nick Veenhof, GitLab Gold sponsor: Collabora

The EU's high level of data protection and much lower protection in the US are the reason behind Europe's demand for #DigitalSovereignty, and the #DigitalOmnibus should not undermine our ambitions! Read our full statement: apell.info/2026/03/06/d...

The EU's high level of data protection and much lower protection in the US are the reason behind Europe's demand for #DigitalSovereignty, and the #DigitalOmnibus should not undermine our ambitions! Read our full statement: apell.info/2026/03/06/d...

APELL is a proud partner of the @openforumeurope.org Capital Series Cyprus, taking place in Nicosia on 16 June 2026 – get your tickets now! #opensource #digitalsovereignty

Join us on Tuesday 30 June in Utrecht (NL) for the #APELLConference 2026! Discussing EU #OpenSource at Scale! Register for your ticket now: apell.info/conference

Did you know the @EOSA.bsky.social not only hands out the yearly #OpenSource awards but provides Masterclasses? 1st season with @Amandine.bsky.social providing her expertise on identifying Open Source business opportunities and sustainability is live now: europeanopensource.academy/video?field_...

Join us later today to discuss a more competitive Cloud market with #OpenSource, starting at 14:00 CEST – register now!

@emilyomier.bsky.social has consulted #OpenSource projects that want to start a business. I had the opportunity of interviewing her for the @apell.info NGI0 Business Circle #podcast to talk about revenue models for communities. See the recording now: video.ngi.eu/w/kZxcev86T7...

Ohai good to see you! Just in time to sign up for tomorrow’s online discussion with @emilyomier.bsky.social: Revenue Models for Communities! For NGI0-funded projects and beyond! apell.info/2026/03/20/n... #ngi0commons #opensource #BusinessCircle

How can Open Source projects start making money? Join us Friday 27 March from 10:00 CET for the second edition of our NGI0 Commons Business Circle podcasts to discuss with @emilyomier.bsky.social: Revenue Models for Communities Register now: apell.info/2026/03/20/n... #ngi0commons #BusinessCircle

Data protection and processing in Europe are part of the value proposition of #OpenSource Business in Europe. Data protection is at the core of the digital sovereignty goals of the EU. The European Commission is still collecting feedback to their digital omnibus proposals until the end of this week.

Data protection is at the core of digital sovereignty. Read our article and submit to the @ec.europa.eu consultation until the end of next week! apell.info/2026/03/06/d...

Hey you, yes you, #OpenSource project! Thinking about growing your community, and maybe even starting a business? Have a look at our recent online discussion for the NGI0-Commons #BusinessCircle: Balancing Community, Commerce and Commons. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUHl...

Two weeks ago, we had the pleasure of inviting you to our APELL Drinks at #FOSDEM 2026, thank you to everyone who joined and a special thank you to this year's sponsor, @tdforg.bsky.social who made this memorable evening possible!

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