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I am italian, would be surprise if a member of our government is even able to switch on a computer.

But I know that in Germany (for example) this problem is a big thing http://www.zdnet.com/worried-about-your-email-security-in-ge...

http://www.bohnen-kallmorgen.com/root/index.php?page_id=123

In Germany the privacy laws are incredibly strict but fair to consumers rather than corporations.

There's the EU-funded FI-WARE cloud platform. Completely free to use for European start-ups and comes with 80 million euros in EU grants for start-ups using it. http://www.fi-ware.org/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/protonmail is an example

Not a government-sponsored initiative, but:

https://mailbox.org/en/