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Linux Foundation Europe | 10 February 2026
Europe’s open source community continued to accelerate in 2025, with major conversations forming around digital sovereignty, cybersecurity regulation, cloud infrastructure, and the economic value of open collaboration. From policy insights and research reports to project milestones, technical talks, and keynote videos, here are the Linux Foundation Europe blogs, videos, and podcasts from 2025 that captured the most attention across our ecosystem.
Cybersecurity, Regulation & Policy
Blog: Linux Foundation Europe and OpenSSF Launch Initiative to Prepare Maintainers, Manufacturers, and Open Source Stewards for Implementing Global Cybersecurity Legislation.
In January 2025, Linux Foundation Europe and OpenSSF launched a joint initiative to help maintainers, manufacturers, and open source stewards prepare for the EU Cyber Resilience Act and other emerging cybersecurity regulations. The effort focused on developing open standards, guidance, and tooling to support global compliance readiness and reduce regulatory friction across the open source ecosystem. Read the blog.
Research Report: Pathways to Cybersecurity Best Practices in Open Source
This report from the Linux Foundation investigates the impacts of the Cyber Resilience Act on open source software, including new cybersecurity obligations and the role of manufacturers and stewards. The analysis highlights the security practices of Linux Foundation projects and notes challenges like long-term support, regulatory uncertainty, and standardization gaps. The report recommends investing in security tools, fostering collaboration, and addressing emerging threats such as AI-driven risks. Read the report.
Blog: What Open Source Developers Need to Know about the EU AI Act
In this post, Cailean Osborne explains what the EU AI Act means for open source developers, outlining how its risk-based rules apply to AI systems and GPAI models and where limited open source exemptions exist. He emphasizes that obligations for certain AI systems are already in force, urges the community to prepare for upcoming compliance deadlines, and issues three calls to action to raise awareness, provide guidance, and develop open source tools for AI safety and evaluations. Read the blog.
Blog: Building Digital Public Infrastructure Through Open Source
This blog recapped insights from UN Open Source Week 2025 on how open source underpins digital public infrastructure, highlighting perspectives from Linux Foundation Europe, the Sovereign Tech Fund, and industry leaders on governance, sustainability, and public-private collaboration. The discussion emphasized that effective DPI requires strong open source foundations, active communities, and new procurement and stewardship models to ensure interoperability, security, and long-term digital sovereignty. Read the blog.
Video: Gabriele Columbro Joins Josh Bressers on the Open Source Security Podcast to Talk CRA, Policy, and the Future of Open Source
Gabriele Columbro recently joined Josh Bressers on the Open Source Security Podcast to reflect on the Cyber Resilience Act, Europe’s open source policy shifts, and cross-foundation collaboration. The conversation highlighted how digital sovereignty and sustainable ecosystems are shaping the future of open source security. Watch the session.
Podcast: Bridging the Open Source Gap: from Funding Paradoxes to Digital Sovereignty
Gabriele Columbro recently joined InfoQ’s Olimpiu P. for a podcast discussion on Europe’s open source funding paradox, digital sovereignty, and why open collaboration remains a critical global innovation engine. The conversation examined Europe’s developer-to-funding imbalance, the impact of the Cyber Resilience Act, and the strategic need for sustainable open source business and infrastructure ecosystems. Listen to the session.
Digital Sovereignty, Strategy & European Ecosystem
Blog: Open Source AI: The DeepSeek Takeaway for Europe
In this blog, Gabriele Columbro notes that DeepSeek’s open release of highly capable AI models proves the power of open innovation showing that breakthrough performance can come from smart engineering rather than massive budgets. He explains why this creates a strategic opening for Europe, highlighting how the region’s talent, values, and open source ecosystem can position it to lead in transparent and community-driven AI development. Read the blog.
Video: Open Source Software - Europe’s Continuing Path to Global Leadership and Innovation, Gabriele Columbro, General Manager at Linux Foundation Europe & Executive Director of FINOS
In this keynote, Gabriele Columbro outlines why open source is essential, not optional for Europe’s global leadership in digital innovation, arguing that competitiveness in the AI era will depend on openness, collaboration, and strategic investment in shared digital infrastructure. He emphasizes that Europe can lead by fostering strong public-sector engagement, building sustainable open source ecosystems, and embracing open, multistakeholder governance models that keep innovation global rather than fragmented. Watch the video.
Blog: Open Is Sovereign: Why Europe’s Digital Future Must Be Built on Global Open Source Ecosystems
Gabriele Columbro notes that Europe’s digital sovereignty will be secured through global open source collaboration, not protectionism emphasizing the €65–95B OSS economic impact, the $7.7B/year in global corporate contributions Europe must stay connected to, and the need to scale European commercial open source companies. The blog highlights how open ecosystems, not isolated national stacks, are the key to resilience, competitiveness, and long-term autonomy. Read the recap blog.
Video: Open is Sovereign: A Vision for Europe's Digital Future, Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director, Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS) & General Manager, Linux Foundation Europe
In his keynote Open is Sovereign, Gabriele Columbro outlined why Europe’s digital autonomy depends not on isolating itself but on leading within the global open source ecosystem, highlighting that openness, shared innovation, and neutral governance are essential to sovereignty. He highlighted the risks of fragmentation, the economic value of open source, and the need to strengthen Europe’s commercial open source ecosystem, public procurement models, and contributions to global digital commons to secure a competitive, sovereign digital future. Watch the video.
Research Report: Open Source as Europe’s Strategic Advantage
LF Research and LF Europe, in partnership with Canonical, have published the fourth annual Europe Spotlight report! The report discusses the strategies, challenges, and maturity levels of the open source ecosystem in 2025, and what lies ahead for Europe and open source. Read the report.
Video: Can Europe Turn Open Source into Digital Sovereignty | Gabriele Columbro, Linux Foundation Europe
Gabriele Columbro, General Manager of Linux Foundation Europe, joined Swapnil Bhartiya to unpack the latest World of Open Source Europe Report, highlighting why open source has become a strategic engine for Europe’s digital sovereignty, competitiveness, and AI leadership. Their conversation explores Europe’s grassroots technical strength, its commercialization gap, and how global open collaboration rather than regional isolation can power Europe’s next wave of innovation. Watch the session.
Blog: Poland’s Open Source Turn: Reflections from the APELL Conference and the OpenForum Europe’s Capital Series Event in Warsaw
This blog reflected on Poland’s growing engagement with open source, following discussions at the APELL Conference and OpenForum Europe’s Capital Series event in Warsaw, where the country’s new Digital Strategy 2035 positioned open source as a strategic pillar for the first time. It highlighted Poland’s digital momentum, the government’s commitment to building open source capacity including a national OSPO and the broader trend of European governments embracing open technologies to strengthen digital sovereignty and reduce technological dependencies. Read the blog.
Cloud Infrastructure, Edge & Sovereign Computing
Blog: The Linux Foundation Announces the Launch of NeoNephos to Advance Digital Autonomy in Europe
Linux Foundation Europe launched the NeoNephos Foundation to advance open, interoperable cloud infrastructure and strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty through collaborative, cloud-native innovation. The initiative brought together leading technology companies, cloud providers, and research institutions to develop secure, transparent solutions aligned with European regulatory and data protection requirements. Read the blog.
Case Study: PowSyBl - A Community-Led Open Source Project for European Grid Sovereignty
PowSyBl is an open source power system modeling and simulation platform used by European grid operators to build advanced analysis tools for planning, operations, and interoperability. Originally developed by RTE and hosted under LF Energy, it joined Linux Foundation Europe in 2025 to strengthen collaboration and support Europe’s long-term energy sovereignty. Read the case study.
Blog & Video: PowSyBl: Grid Modeling at the Core of Europe’s Power Grid Planification and Operation
Nicolas Omont of Artelys highlighted how PowSyBl has become a foundational, openly governed framework used by European TSOs and RCCs for grid planning, security analysis, and cross-border capacity calculation during his LF Energy Summit Europe session, “PowSyBl: Grid Modeling at the Core of Europe’s Power Grid Planification and Operation.” Developed collaboratively by RTE, Artelys, AIA and others, PowSyBl exemplifies Europe’s approach to energy sovereignty through interoperable, mission-critical open source infrastructure. Read the blog.
Video: Neutral Governance for the Gardener Project
As part of the NeoNephos initiative under Linux Foundation Europe, SAP hosted a webinar highlighting how the Gardener project fits into the foundation’s mission to advance sovereign, open cloud infrastructure in Europe. The session featured SAP engineers demonstrating Gardener’s neutral governance model, core architecture, and latest developments, offering practical insights into its role within Europe’s emerging cloud-edge ecosystem. Watch the session.
Blog: Sylva Project Turns Three: From Vision to Production at Global Scale
Three years after launch, Sylva has grown into a production-ready telco cloud stack running live in 10 countries with contributions from 35 companies. As it expands into edge, AI, and Open RAN, the project continues to strengthen Europe’s open and sovereign network infrastructure. Read the blog.
Digital Wallets, Identity & Interoperability
Blog: OpenWallet Forum Successfully Hosts First High-Level Panel Event on Digital Trust and Global Interoperability
The OpenWallet Forum’s High-Level Panel in Davos brought together global leaders to address interoperability and digital trust in digital wallets, emphasizing the need for collaboration across governments, standards bodies, and technology developers. The event concluded with a call to action advancing open standards, security, privacy, and global cooperation to enable interoperable digital wallets and digital credentials worldwide. Read the blog.
Video: Digital Wallets and Verifiable Credentials
At FOSDEM 2025, the OpenWallet Foundation hosted a dedicated devroom on Digital Wallets and Verifiable Credentials, featuring sessions on EUDI wallet integration, disposable digital identities, zero-knowledge cryptography, trust infrastructure, and OpenID-based verifiable presentations. The program brought together standards bodies, researchers, and developers to examine interoperability, security, and architectural challenges shaping the future of digital wallets and credential ecosystems. Watch the sessions.
Artificial Intelligence & Open Source
Blog: Open Source AI: The DeepSeek Takeaway for Europe
In this blog, Gabriele Columbro notes that DeepSeek’s open release of highly capable AI models proves the power of open innovation showing that breakthrough performance can come from smart engineering rather than massive budgets. He explains why this creates a strategic opening for Europe, highlighting how the region’s talent, values, and open source ecosystem can position it to lead in transparent and community-driven AI development. Read the blog.
Blog: What Open Source Developers Need to Know about the EU AI Act
In this post, Cailean Osborne explains what the EU AI Act means for open source developers, outlining how its risk-based rules apply to AI systems and GPAI models and where limited open source exemptions exist. He emphasizes that obligations for certain AI systems are already in force, urges the community to prepare for upcoming compliance deadlines, and issues three calls to action to raise awareness, provide guidance, and develop open source tools for AI safety and evaluations. Read the blog.
Open Source Funding, Sustainability & Best Practices
Blog: New Initiative Seeks to Establish Open Source Software Best Practices Standard
Linux Foundation Europe and the ELISA Project launched an initiative to develop a standardized approach for evaluating the quality and security of open source software used in regulated and safety-critical systems. The effort aimed to define best practices, KPIs, and an assessment framework to increase trust in OSS across industries such as aerospace, automotive, and medical, and invited community participation through a public survey. Read the blog.
Blog: Linux Foundation Europe Welcomes Carbyne Stack to Enable Enterprise-Grade Secure Multiparty Computation
Linux Foundation Europe welcomed Carbyne Stack as a new open source project, bringing a cloud-native platform for secure multiparty computation designed for enterprise-grade, privacy-preserving data processing. Backed by industry, academic, and public sector partners, the project aims to enable confidential computation at scale across sectors such as finance, healthcare, and analytics while advancing Europe’s goals for secure, sovereign, and open cloud infrastructure. Read the blog.
Events & Summits Coverage
Blog: From Insights to Action: Exploring Europe's Open Source Future in Amsterdam
This pre-event blog outlined key themes to be explored at Open Source Summit Europe 2025, highlighting upcoming discussions on Europe’s open source landscape, digital sovereignty, public code, and insights from the World of Open Source Survey. It also previewed a session on the newly launched NeoNephos Foundation, offering attendees an inside look at how European collaborators are building sovereign cloud-edge infrastructure and advancing practical open source innovation. Read the blog.
Blog: A Week of Collaboration, Sovereignty, and Security: Europe’s Open Source Momentum
This pre-event blog previewed a major week for Europe’s open source ecosystem in October 2025, highlighting three interconnected gatherings, the LF Europe Member Summit, LF Europe Roadshow, and European Open Source Security Forum focused on strategy, sovereignty, and software security. It highlighted how policymakers, industry leaders, and open source communities were preparing to align around digital sovereignty, regulatory readiness, and sustainable innovation, signaling Europe’s growing momentum in open collaboration. Read the blog.
Videos: The Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit 2025
The Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit gathered members, policymakers, and industry leaders in Ghent to align on Europe’s open source strategy and priorities. The event highlighted collaboration on digital sovereignty, industrial innovation, and the growing maturity of Europe’s open source ecosystem. Watch the sessions.
Taken together, these blogs, videos, and research outputs reflect a pivotal year for Europe’s open source ecosystem, one defined by stronger collaboration, deeper policy engagement, and real-world adoption across sectors from finance to energy to AI. As digital sovereignty, cybersecurity, and shared infrastructure rise to the foreground, Linux Foundation Europe will continue to support the communities, standards, and projects that make open collaboration a strategic advantage for the region and beyond.