On 29 January 2026, the second European Open Source Awards ceremony took place in Brussels, honouring personalities from the open source scene. The awards demonstrated the broad importance of open source software for Europe's digital infrastructure and sovereignty.
In the late afternoon of 29 January 2026, developers, community representatives and decision-makers from across Europe gathered at the Bibliothèque Solvay in Brussels to honour the winners of the European Open Source Awards 2026, recognising outstanding contributions to open source software. This event was part of an effort to make the often invisible work in free software ecosystems more visible and to emphasise their role in Europe's digital future.
