Does anyone with a greater knowledge of the mechanisms of the EU funding bodies know if I can do anything about this? For example, can I email my country's EU reprasentitve and present and argument for FOSS? Or is the funding decision here managed by a specifuc group within the EU that my representitive can have little influence on?

[–] CyberTailor@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Eurocomission, which has most power in the EU, is a bureaucratic unelected structure. No chance.

[–] mihor@lemmy.ml -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

EU is a total shitshow. It has been for years, but lately we really suffer from this stupid bureaucracy. Paper straws, attached bottle caps, not to mention billions they mindlessly pour into the slugfest in Ukraine.

[–] chebra@mstdn.io 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

@mihor oh oh, someone drank too much russian kool-aid

[–] mihor@lemmy.ml 0 points 5 months ago

If by 'Russian KoolAid' you mean easily preventable inflation, internal border controls due to EU support of genocidal Tel-Aviv regime, exorbitant energy prices, and blatant censorship that even Stalin would envy, then yes, I guess I was thirsty AF...

[–] ray@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

I'm not sure but there is an open letter that you could sign that could have some hints https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40986638