The search thing is in the works for a while now: https://openwebsearch.eu/
I'm kind of worried though, whether it will make the jump from an all-over-the-place research project to an actual production-ready digital service for public good. That hasn't really been done before on an EU level.
Doesn't matter if any of those projects come through. The aesthetic of the current US ruling clique is gilded toilet bowls and AI-generated poop videos, and always will be.