Before you compare EU email providers, get your own domain. It is the single change that lets you switch providers later without redoing the painful migration.
@CAVOK
I’ve had several of my own @_URLs since I first connected to the Internet & currently run them through Thunderbird. And there is an extension on TB for exporting emails (in readable .eml format) called “ImportExportTools NG” that I run every month so I can clean up my (busy) mailbox regularly but still archive/have access to years of mail.
(I also send TB the odd donation once in a while for the service.)
For URL hosting I suggest OVH, Infomaniak (France & Switz) but Proton email too.
@CAVOK
I’ve had several of my own @_URLs since I first connected to the Internet & currently run them through Thunderbird. And there is an extension on TB for exporting emails (in readable .eml format) called “ImportExportTools NG” that I run every month so I can clean up my (busy) mailbox regularly but still archive/have access to years of mail.
(I also send TB the odd donation once in a while for the service.)
For URL hosting I suggest OVH, Infomaniak (France & Switz) but Proton email too.