NLnet in the media

• 2026-04-28 — Netzpolitik by Anna Ströbele Romero
  "Any dependency is a bad thing". While Brussels talks up digital sovereignty, funding for the projects that would make it a reality remains uncertain. Michiel Leenaars of the Dutch NLnet Foundation offers insights into his work supporting alternatives and what he expects from the EU. (English) There is also a German version.
• 2026-04-28 — L1 Nieuws by Persbureau ANP ∓ Redactie NOS
  "Limburger Teus Hagen aan basis van 40-jarige domeinnaam". Teus Hagen, Chairman of the board and director of NLnet from 1993 to 2006, is being celebrated for his part in the establishment of the .NL domain. Includes a video of an interview with him. (Dutch)
• 2026-02-03 — The European Correspondent by Bianca Ferrari
  "Europe runs on Open Source. Should it put its money where its code is?". Open-source software is the backbone of everything we do digitally, but it's quite fragile. Advocates believe a boost in investment could strengthen the EU's digital sovereignty. Wirh quotes from Michiel Leenaars. (English)
• 2025-06-25 — LWN by jzb
  "NLnet announces funding for 62 projects". Announcement of the selection of 62 projects in the NGI Zero Commons Fund. (English)
• 2025-04-23 — LWN by jzb
  "NLnet announces funding for 42 FOSS projects". Announcement of the outcomes of the October call of the NGI Zero Commons Fund. (English)
• 2025-03-03 — Netzpolitik, by Jan Grapenthin & Maximilian Henning
  "Delivering what’s needed to make Europe sovereign". Interview with Michiel Leenaars about the work of NLnet and the difficulty of getting policy makers to embrace Free and Open Source. (English)
• 2025-02-10 — Open Source Werken, by Eva van Sloten
  Ronny Lam, bestuurslid DOSBA: "We moeten zorgen voor één gezicht". Interview with Ronny Lam about the establishment of the Dutch Open Source Business Alliance (DOSBA). (Dutch)
• 2024-05-07 — De Correspondent, by Maurits Martijn and Ot van Daalen
  Baas in eigen cloud — het kan, maar Europa doet het niet. Quotes from Director of Strategy Michiel Leenaars about (the lack of) European cloud sovereignty. (Dutch)
• 2024-05-05 — projets-libres.org, Podcast by Walid
  Fondation NLnet : financer le logiciel libre en Europe — Lwenn Bussière.
  NLnet Foundation: Funding Free Software in Europe — Lwenn Bussière . Interview with Lwenn Bussière Technology Assessor at NLnet about NLnet's place in European free software. (French podcast with French and English transcription)
• 2024-04-27 — Nieuwkoops.nl
  Lintjesregen in Nieuwkoop met bijzonder hoge onderscheiding. NLnet Co-founder Frances Brazier Knighted For Exceptional Contribution to Society. (Dutch)
• 2024-03-11 — Radio 1, Spraakmakers by Roos Abelman
  We zijn slaven van bedrijven als Google en Microsoft. Radio interview with Director of Strategy Michiel Leenaars about Cloud Sovereignty. (Dutch)
• 2024-02-15 — De Correspondent by Maurits Martijn
  Deze Nederlandse club zorgt voor een internet dat wél voor iedereen werkt. Interview with Michiel Leenaars about NLnet's contribution to the open internet. (Dutch)
• 2023-08-17 — The Fediverse Report by Laurens Hof
  Meet NLnet, the foundation supporting many fediverse projects. Interview with Gerben van den Broeke about NLnet's financial support for Fediverse projects like Mastodon, Misskey, Pixelfed, Lemmy, PeerTube and more. (English)
• 2023-07-07 — De staatssecretaris van Binnenlandse Zaken en Digitalisering Alexandra C. van Huffelen
  Kamerbrief Digitale gemeenschapsgoederen. Announcement of the launch of the e-Commons Fund. (Dutch)
• NLnet on Wikipedia