Euro-Office, open standards, and native ODF

The Document Foundation has responded to the announcement of the Euro-Office suite, emphasizing the importance of open standards and native OpenDocument Format (ODF) support. While welcoming the initiative, the foundation stresses that true digital sovereignty requires ODF to be the native format rather than just a supported feature.
Why it matters
This debate highlights the ongoing struggle for digital sovereignty and the adoption of open-source standards in European government and enterprise software.
A welcome commitment to open standards — and why it should end with ODF as Euro-Office s native document format.
The text reflects the perspective of an open-source advocacy group, focusing on technical standards and policy rather than partisan politics.
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