ARTICLE 19 welcomes the European Commission's efforts to strengthen Europe's digital infrastructure and improve connectivity through the Digital Networks Act (DNA). Robust, affordable, and resilient communications networks are essential for economic development, democratic participation, and the exercise of fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and access to information.
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ARTICLE 19
NGO · United Kingdom · EU Transparency Register 594787238502-76
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Among the 1106 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #382 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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- We are a member of the European Digital Rights Initiative: https://edri.org/
- The European Partnership for Democracy: https://epd.eu/
- The Global Network Initiative: https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
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- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- LONDON, United kingdom
- EU office
- Brussels
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Their record over time
ARTICLE 19 filed 4 positions between 30 Jun 2020 and 15 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2020 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
ARTICLE 19, an international human rights organization, submitted critical feedback to the European Commission on the proposed **Digital Networks Act (DNA)**. The submission raises three key concerns about the current framing of the DNA and its potential negative impact on human rights, regulatory independence, and digital inclusion within Europe. #### **Main Concerns:** 1.
ARTICLE 19 welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the inception impact assessment on ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platforms acting as gatekeepers. The attached document contains a joint statement on behalf of a number of civil society organisations.
ARTICLE 19 is participating in this public consultation on the Open Data Directive, with respect to the high value dataset on Companies and Company Ownership, as we believe that open company data brings multiple important benefits to society: -Discovery and deterrence of money laundering, which costs the EU almost €200 billion per year; -Decrease of corruption in public procurement, which costs the EU around 5…
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