Europe

When geography or European policy matters to digital.

Money & Finance

Qivalis, a New Euro Stablecoin

A new euro stablecoin from Europe’s major banks shifts stablecoins from the margins into the financial system and strengthens the euro’s digital foundations.

Europe

Introducing the EU’s Digital Omnibus Proposal

The Digital Omnibus Proposal signals a shift in Europe’s approach to data and AI governance. Early awareness matters for those building digital tools.

AI

Finding My Place in Europe’s AI Future

Policy is loud, practice is quiet. Europe’s future will be shaped by those who build working systems. Here is where I choose to look.

Europe

Where deeptech really happens

From AI to nuclear ships. A look at the heavy, slow innovation shaping Europe’s future and why it matters more than the tech we usually talk about.

Identity

Signing the Future: How a Digital Incorporation Made eIDAS Real

A first-hand look at how eIDAS and digital signatures replace paper rituals with cryptographic trust.

Future of Work

Reskilling the Mind: Europe’s Next Transition

No one truly knows what lies ahead. We can sense that work is changing, that the ground beneath knowledge and skill is moving, but the direction is still uncertain. This article is an exploration, a way to think aloud about what reskilling could mean for Europe when intelligence, both human and art

Sovereignty

The Real Cost of Leaving Microsoft 365

The ICC left Microsoft 365 for OpenDesk, trading convenience for control. A lesson in digital self-awareness and the true cost of sovereignty.

Sovereignty

The Paradox of Sovereignty: Europe’s Search for Freedom in a Connected World

The EU talks about digital sovereignty as independence, yet its strength still depends on shared systems, U.S. clouds, and global code.

AI

Elections and AI

Two reports on AI and politics sparked debate in the Netherlands. Beyond the headlines lies a deeper unease: how do we live with technologies that not only reflect language but act within it?

Reviews

Reading Breakneck by Dan Wang

Few books capture our accelerating era like Dan Wang’s Breakneck: global, personal, and clear-eyed about what drives modern change.

Tools

From Free to Paid: Choosing the Right AI Model (with a European Lens)

Building on Ethan Mollick’s excellent ‘Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now’, this article explores how to choose between the leading AI systems. And what a European perspective adds when moving from free to paid use.

Sovereignty

Investing in Atoms: Alain le Loux on Building the Deeptech Future

Deeptech demands patience, guts, and hands-on conviction. This article profiles Alain le Loux and the rare venture model behind Europe’s hardware hopes.

Identity

Streams and Archives: Two Ways of Living with Our Digital Data

Personal data lives in two worlds: flowing streams of fresh information and enduring archives of credentials. Both shape our digital future.

Sovereignty Featured

An interview on the structural gaps holding Europe back in deeptech

Deeptech isn’t SaaS. It’s often slow, risky, physical and still underfunded in Europe. What’s behind the gap with the US? A rare cross-Atlantic perspective.

Europe

Wero: Europe’s new payment brand

Wero is Europe’s bid for payment sovereignty: pay across borders with just an email or phone number, without relying on US networks.

Sovereignty

From Shopping Cart to Server Rack: How Lidl Builds a European Cloud

From groceries to gigabytes: how Lidl’s parent turned its retail IT backbone into STACKIT, a sovereign cloud based in Germany and Austria.

Europe

Digital Europe in Two Acts: DSA and DMA

Europe’s DSA and DMA work in tandem. One governs digital content, the other digital competition. Together they form the EU’s Digital Services Package.

Europe

Europe's DSA and the New Contours of Online Freedom

The DSA marks a shift in digital governance. As platforms adjust and states assert control, the question becomes: what kind of internet are we building?

Privacy & Security

What the UK's Online Safety Act Reveals

DSA vs OSA: the EU regulates platforms, the UK regulates users. VPNs become more than privacy tools. They signal a shift in digital trust.

Money & Finance

Invoices in the Eurozone: A Practical Guide to SEPA Payments and Digital Processing

Understand SEPA, EPC QR codes, and UBL invoices. A hands-on guide for anyone sending or receiving payments in euros within the Eurozone.

Sovereignty

Innovation or Digitalisation?

When researching AI funding in Europe, I discovered a key distinction: innovation vs. digitalisation. If you're navigating this space, it matters.

Europe

The EuroStack explained

EuroStack isn’t from the EU, but it might shape its future. A private initiative to build a sovereign, open European tech stack caught my attention.

Sovereignty

Sovereignty Without Soil

The Knights of Malta rule without land. So do Google, Meta, and Apple. What does it mean when power no longer needs territory to govern?

Europe

Learning to Work with the EU AI Act

I used to avoid EU regulation. Now I’m learning to work with it. The AI Act isn’t perfect, but it’s shaping how I think about risk, trust, and tech.

Europe

The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is Here and It's Changing How Apps Work

Big tech feels broken in the EU? It’s not. It’s the Digital Markets Act. More choice, more friction, and a big shift in how apps are allowed to behave.