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# International Criminal Court drops Microsoft Office for Germany's openDesk
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-10-30-icc-drops-microsoft-for-opendesk/
- Published: 2025-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-13T12:02:38.000Z
- Description: The International Criminal Court is replacing Microsoft Office with Germany's open source openDesk suite, reported from 30 October 2025, after sanctions on its chief prosecutor cut his Microsoft hosted email access.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [The Register, 31 October 2025](https://www.theregister.com/software/2025/10/31/international-criminal-court-dumps-microsoft-office/680564?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not confirm whether the migration is complete, phased, or covers all ICC workstations, nor any contract value.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-13\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)