The platform is described as a cloud-based environment built entirely on European infrastructure and owned by a European company.

A new digital workspace called Office.eu has launched in a bid to provide a European-controlled alternative to widely used office software platforms.

The company says its overall aim is to reduce long-standing reliance on software ecosystems dominated by American vendors.

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A push for European control over digital infrastructure

"We have seen more and more how essential it is to become cloud-independent and to rely on software that is built around European values," said Maarten Roelfs, CEO of Office.eu.

"For many years, Europe has relied on American software and therefore created a certain risk of dependency, but it has also given away control over its own data. Office.eu proves that we now have a strong European alternative, with sovereignty, privacy, and transparency at its core."

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