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<title>Open Standards under threat in Europe </title>
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<h1>Open Standards under threat in Europe</h1>
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<h2>EIFv2: Updated analysis available</h2>
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<p>
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The European Commission is currently trying to get a new draft
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of the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) approved by
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Member States. The draft gives rise to concerns that the
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Commission is giving up its worldwide leadership in the use of
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Open Standards, hurting innovation, competition and user freedom
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in Europe. FSFE has updated
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its <a href="/freesoftware/standards/eifv2.html">analysis
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page</a>, comparing the current draft with previous versions, as
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well as demands from a proprietary lobby group. Ahead of
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<a href="http://documentfreedom.org">Document Freedom Day</a> on
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March 31, FSFE is in conversation with EC and Member State
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decision makers to make them aware of the problem.
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Where the previous EIF included a relatively strong definition
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of Open Standards, the draft revision which FSFE has seen
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abandons the concept of Open Standards entirely. Free Software,
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previously a central concept, has been relegated to a single
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footnote.
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<p>
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Background information is
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available <a href="https://blogs.fsfe.org/gerloff/?p=324">here</a>. German
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IT news site heise.de also offers
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a <a href="http://www.heise.de/open/artikel/Weichgespuelte-Standards-fuer-Europa-966606.html">background
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story</a> in German.
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<tag key="european-commission">European Commission</tag>
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