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🔍 How dependent is Europe on US tech giants when it comes to digital infrastructure like the digital euro?

📌 In a new interview with Das Parlament, Prof. Christian Grothoff warns that Europe’s digital sovereignty will remain limited as long as key digital infrastructures are controlled by proprietary technologies, stressing that true digital autonomy requires building technologies as free software and open-source solutions!

👉 Full interview https://www.das-parlament.de/wirtschaft/finanzen/die-abhaengigkeit-von-google-und-apple-bleibt?enodia=eyJleHAiOjE3Njk2OTgwNTUsImNvbnRlbnQiOnRydWUsImF1ZCI6ImF1dGgiLCJIb3N0Ijoid3d3LmRhcy1wYXJsYW1lbnQuZGUiLCJTb3VyY2VJUCI6IjE0OS4yMi44NS4yMDUiLCJDb25maWdJRCI6IjhkYWRjZTEyNWZkMmMzOTMyYjk0M2I1MmU5ZDJjZDY1MDU3NTRlMTYyMjEyYTJjZTFiYjVhZjE1YzBkNGJiZmUifQ==.Qwa-Xd_aeC5wqjaGdpgd1xjqWZOLgcefVWaSBUz4444=

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Promotional graphic for an interview in Das Parlament. On the right, a black-and-white portrait of computer science professor Christian Grothoff wearing a jacket and checkered shirt. On the left, the headline reads “Die Abhängigkeit von Google und Apple bleibt” (Dependency on Google and Apple remains). Above are the logos of NGI TALER and Das Parlament. Below the headline is a short subtitle about digital sovereignty and the digital euro, alongside a stylized euro symbol surrounded by EU stars and digital circuit lines on a blue-and-white background.

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1/2 📢 Got a groundbreaking idea for #free #software and #privacy preserving projects that support our mission for @Taler ?

🌟 Our 11th Open Call is live since yesterday 1st of December and you’ve got 2 months to apply!
⏰ Deadline 1st of February, 2026 12:00 CET (noon) @EC_NGI

💡We’re on the lookout for proposals that will revolutionize #digitalpayment systems and contribute to an #open, #trustworthy, and #reliable internet for all.
🎬 Short FAQ video on our PeerTube here https://video.ngi.eu/w/8oEts9kfxisRWy8oGEG4BM