EU Commission Trials Element Pro as Teams Backup, Officials Unimpressed

The European Commission has rolled out Element Pro as a "sovereign back-up" to Microsoft Teams on its own infrastructure. Three officials criticized the tool, with one calling it "absolute shit" and another saying the U.S. would "instantly win the war" if it switched off its technology.

• Element Pro was introduced over the summer as a Teams fallback on EC infrastructure
• One official described the tool as "absolute shit"
• Element Pro is also used by the UN and NATO, its CEO said
• France plans to move civil servants to homegrown Teams and Zoom alternatives by 2027