The Next Generation Internet initiative has supported Free Software projects with funding and technical assistance since 2018. Despite its proven success, the European Commission made the decision to cut this funding in the current draft for the Horizon Europe 2025 Work Programme.
@some_guy Or they know very well, but can’t get a cut from it.
Interesting take. I don’t know much about how grift works in the EU. Is there corporate lobbying similar to the USA?