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# European Commission pilots Matrix protocol as sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-05-eu-commission-matrix-teams-pilot/
- Published: 2026-02-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:08.000Z
- Description: The European Commission confirmed it is piloting an internal communication tool built on the open source Matrix protocol as a "complement and backup" to Microsoft Teams, part of efforts to use more sovereign digital solutions.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [ITdaily, 5 February 2026](https://itdaily.com/news/software/european-commission-open-source-communication-software/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that Microsoft Teams will be replaced or that any contract with a Matrix provider has been signed.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Internal pilot only; no Teams replacement or provider contract signed. [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 2026-09-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)