A demonstration in favour of striking finance workers was held outside the Oxford University Press (OUP) last week, as a dispute over offshoring at the world’s oldest publishing house continues.

2026 State of Open Source Europe

What does digital sovereignty look like in practice—and how can Europe achieve it? The Digital Commons EDIC brings countries together to develop shared digital infrastructure and resources that can strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty. But digital commons are not new. What makes this European approach different, and what problems can it actually solve? This panel will introduce the DC-EDIC, explore its vision for digital sovereignty, and examine how shared infrastructure, open technologies, and collective governance can contribute to a more resilient, interoperable, and sovereign digital Europe through the eyes of the newly founded organisation and its Member States.

The European Commission has moved its profiles to W Social. That's a terrible decision.

Drop into any of the French capital’s ‘third places’ and you’ll find food, culture, community – and an antidote to the disaffection extremists feed on, says Paris-based writer Alexander Hurst