On Tuesday 30 June, the APELL Conference 2026 attracted around 60 people to beautiful Utrecht (Netherlands). For the fourth time, APELL invited participants for a full day of presentations, panel discussions, and working groups. The APELL C…
Together with representatives from member companies, and partner organisations, APELL had the opportunity to join the kick-off of the Digital Commons EDIC on Friday 19 June in Paris, and represent the European Open Source Business sector. T…
On 3 June 2026, the European Commission published its Technological Sovereignty Package. APELL welcomes the Commission’s renewed commitment, and increased ambition with regard to the Open Source ecosystem. However, some of the proposed meas…
For NGI0 Commons-funded projects and everyone else interested: Join us on Friday 27 March 2026 for our online discussion and presentation: Revenue Models for Communities In this installment of our online discussions, we will discuss with Em…
The EU’s Digital Omnibus proposal promises simplification. Conversely, it could lower data protection standards, and risks to undermine European digital sovereignty goals. When the current EU legislative term started in 2024, the terms “sim…
When the European Commission published its public consultation for a Communication “Towards European open digital ecosystems” on 6 January, hundrets of submissions came in within the first days. Yesterday, the consultation closed, with 1658…
When the European Commission published its public consultation for a Communication “Towards European open digital ecosystems” on 6 January, hundrets of submissions came in within the first days. Yesterday, the consultation closed, with 1658…
When the European Commission published its public consultation for a Communication “Towards European open digital ecosystems” on 6 January, hundrets of submissions came in within the first days. Yesterday, the consultation closed, with 1658…
In its submission to the Commission’s public consultation on public procurement, APELL welcomes the Commission’s efforts and recommends a shift in public investments towards Open Source, and with it a priority for the broader policy goal of…
For NGI0 Commons-funded projects and everyone else interested: Join us on 28 November 2025 for our online discussion and presentation by Timo Väliharju: Balancing Community, Commerce and Commons In the first of a series of online discussion…
APELL and 100+ partners declare: digital sovereignty is possible with Open Source Berlin, Brussels, Paris, 17 November 2025. On the occasion of the French-German Summit on European Digital Sovereignty, taking place in Berlin tomorrow (18 No…
In an effort to reflect the recent focus on software and other digital products in various product legislation, the Commission has asked for evidence on what the public considers important when overhauling the so-called “New Legislative Fra…