Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

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Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice

#MERZ ARGUES FOR EU RISK SHARING IN USING RUSSIAN ASSETS: #German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that each EU country should bear an equal share of the risk in using frozen #Russian assets for #Ukraine. https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/ukraine-crisis-eu-financing-germany-zero/

Here’s what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

The U.S. unexpectedly halted deliveries of certain weapons to Ukraine and has reduced contact with #German officials providing #Ukraine aid, The Times reports.

The U.S. has paused aid deliveries without warning multiple times.

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/german-army-chief-says-contact-with-us-military-cut-off-by-pentagon-p2xc7w9td