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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026432 stories
How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs↗ lectronz.com · HN · 1033 comments · 1647 points · Aug 24, 2026
I moved my digital stack to Europe↗ monokai.com · HN · 610 comments · 1040 points · May 13, 2026
France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the US↗ apnews.com · HN · 598 comments · 1149 points · Feb 03, 2026
Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native↗ theregister.com · HN · 697 comments · 806 points · Jan 31, 2026
European Alternatives↗ european-alternatives.eu · HN · 512 comments · 810 points · Jan 23, 2026
2025506 stories
Britain to introduce compulsory digital ID for workers↗ reuters.com · HN · 780 comments · 525 points · Sep 26, 2025
Millions are visiting the European Alternatives site. What trends are we seeing?↗ plausible.io · HN · 612 comments · 493 points · Mar 24, 2025
Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets Act↗ techcrunch.com · HN · 379 comments · 504 points · Mar 13, 2025
Go European: Discover European products and services↗ goeuropean.org · HN · 383 comments · 688 points · Mar 10, 2025
Buy European Made. Support European Values↗ buy-european-made.eu · HN · 276 comments · 477 points · Mar 06, 2025
2024352 stories
Is Iceland getting ready to join the EU?↗ mikegalsworthy.substack.com · HN · 691 comments · 295 points · Dec 29, 2024
What will enter the public domain in 2025?↗ publicdomainreview.org · HN · 341 comments · 405 points · Dec 01, 2024
European Alternatives↗ european-alternatives.eu · HN · 95 comments · 196 points · Jun 16, 2024
EU countries must implement right to repair laws within two years↗ consilium.europa.eu · HN · 114 comments · 211 points · May 31, 2024
Berlin's techno scene added to Unesco intangible cultural heritage list↗ theguardian.com · HN · 287 comments · 398 points · Mar 15, 2024
2023477 stories
Open source added €65-€95B to the EU's GDP in 2021↗ shiftprint.writeas.com · HN · 9 comments · 28 points · Dec 27, 2023
Europe needs to escape providerism↗ loeber.substack.com · HN · 48 comments · 43 points · Dec 11, 2023
Some observations on the final text of the European Digital Identity framework↗ blog.xot.nl · HN · 4 comments · 23 points · Nov 24, 2023
13 days before the first eIDAS vote, still no public text↗ last-chance-for-eidas.org · HN · 8 comments · 37 points · Nov 15, 2023
Europe's big tech bill is coming to fruition↗ technologyreview.com · HN · 20 comments · 27 points · Mar 06, 2023
2022395 stories
India follows EU's example in requiring USB-C charging for smart devices↗ theregister.com · HN · 216 comments · 182 points · Nov 18, 2022
EU Voice↗ social.network.europa.eu · HN · 229 comments · 440 points · Nov 06, 2022
Dutch digital identity system crisis↗ blogs.fsfe.org · HN · 171 comments · 278 points · May 09, 2022
EU countries pledge to promote OSS within public administrations [pdf]↗ transformation.gouv.fr · HN · 76 comments · 242 points · Mar 19, 2022
In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail seriously↗ thehub.ca · HN · 801 comments · 979 points · Feb 22, 2022
2021386 stories
European alternatives for digital products↗ european-alternatives.eu · HN · 235 comments · 357 points · Dec 20, 2021
Germany's national healthcare system adopts Matrix for communication↗ matrix.org · HN · 140 comments · 522 points · Jul 21, 2021
What's Inside the EU Green Pass QR Code?↗ gir.st · HN · 532 comments · 673 points · Jun 22, 2021
Europe's Software Problem↗ berthub.eu · HN · 565 comments · 364 points · Jun 15, 2021
Europe Is Guaranteeing Citizens the Right to Repair↗ reasonstobecheerful.world · HN · 356 comments · 1014 points · Jan 11, 2021
2020446 stories
A legislative path to an interoperable internet↗ eff.org · HN · 118 comments · 304 points · Oct 18, 2020
Germany will violate international agreements with Unitary Patent, says FFII↗ ffii.org · HN · 277 comments · 403 points · Sep 17, 2020
Maximator: European signals intelligence cooperation↗ tandfonline.com · HN · 138 comments · 345 points · May 27, 2020
Europe Wants a ‘Right to Repair’ Smartphones and Gadgets↗ nytimes.com · HN · 264 comments · 421 points · Mar 13, 2020
Things that I think will be important in the next decade↗ facebook.com · HN · 346 comments · 225 points · Jan 09, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'↗ bbc.com · HN · 905 comments · 692 points · Sep 16, 2026
How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs↗ lectronz.com · HN · 1033 comments · 1647 points · Aug 24, 2026
Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'↗ bbc.com · HN · 354 comments · 284 points · Sep 17, 2026
Carney's Bid to Make Canada an 'Associate Member' of the EU↗ wsj.com · HN · 35 comments · 87 points · Sep 13, 2026
The TEMU-Fication of Software, Digital Goods and Services↗ xn--gckvb8fzb.com · HN · 135 comments · 177 points · Aug 14, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'↗ bbc.com · HN · 905 comments · 692 points · Sep 16, 2026
Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'↗ bbc.com · HN · 354 comments · 284 points · Sep 17, 2026
Carney's Bid to Make Canada an 'Associate Member' of the EU↗ wsj.com · HN · 35 comments · 87 points · Sep 13, 2026
The EU has begun enforcing the AI Act: first RFIs to model providers↗ tokenstead.ai · HN · 101 comments · 47 points · Aug 31, 2026
The EU's repair policies are changing the way tech is designed↗ theconversation.com · HN · 2 comments · 43 points · Sep 01, 2026
EU plans "digital expropriation" of Europeans in the interest of AI companies↗ noyb.eu · HN · 1 comments · 11 points · Sep 21, 2026
'Palantir is a great company', EU defence chief tells Euronews↗ euronews.com · HN · 4 comments · 8 points · Sep 24, 2026
EU and Canada Plan Far-Reaching Alliance to Strengthen Partnership↗ bloomberg.com · HN · 2 comments · 7 points · Sep 08, 2026
Ask HN: Is anyone else preparing for the EU Cyber Resilience Act?↗ news.ycombinator.com · HN · 6 comments · 7 points · Sep 01, 2026
Company's Digital Headquarters↗ corporatesuite.co · HN · 1 comments · 6 points · Sep 06, 2026

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