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

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The EU executive branch implemented a non-US-made backup to Teams. One staffer called it "absolute sh*t".

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The European Commission has deployed Element Pro as a backup system for Microsoft Teams to reduce its dependence on US technology.

The EU wanted to become independent from Microsoft. Officials tested the alternative and didn't hold back.

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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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Génération-NT broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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