European open-source office suite offers a private alternative

Office.eu has launched in The Hague as a European, open-source office suite positioning itself as an alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. The service promises digital sovereignty, strict compliance with EU law, and a familiar cloud‑office experience for organisations wary of US platforms.

Operated entirely by European owners and running on EU-based infrastructure and data centres, Office.eu says this design keeps customer data under European jurisdiction and insulated from foreign legal regimes such as the US CLOUD Act. By tying its technical and corporate structure to European territory, the company is addressing long‑running concerns among EU policymakers and public bodies about dependence on US cloud giants.

Built primarily on the EU‑based, open‑source Nextcloud Hub, Office.eu bundles file storage and sharing, email, calendar, online document editing, and chat plus video calls into a single browser‑based platform.

Netherlands, The Hague

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