European Commission Staff Really Dislike Their 'Sovereign' Alternative to Microsoft Teams: Report

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The European Commission has launched an alternative to Microsoft Teams, but the officials who use it are not impressed, one of them describing the instrument as "an absolute mess," according to Politico. The Commission introduced Element Pro this summer as "a sovereign reserve solution for Teams," according to a document addressed to employees. The platform is intended to offer [...]

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The platform should serve as a backup solution for communication within the Commission in case Teams, which is based in the US, becomes unavailable

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Deployed this summer to ensure continuity of communications in the event of a US service outage, the Element Pro messaging app is receiving harsh criticism from European officials. Described as "absolute garbage" in internal discussions, the application is at the heart of a debate on the viability of Europe's digital independence strategy and its ability to provide a truly functional backup solution.