Consultation participation and their own register declarations, side by side. Counts, not judgments — participation is not influence.
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 583 consultation files tracked so far (42,224 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Register facts self-declared (snapshot 2 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors. Shared files are shared attention, not evidence of coordination.
What each said, in their own words
Their opening passages on the files they share, verbatim and in filing order. We do not summarize, compare, or characterize positions — read them at source.
Residents of the North Netherlands are rightly proud of their villages and cities, the landscape, regional connectedness and identity. Residents like living, living, doing business and working there. At the same time, there are major challenges. The vitality and housing market are under pressure from young people leaving and the disappearance of utilities and public transport; especially in rural areas.
Filed in Dutch · English published by the European Commission
From the SME perspective, the EU freedom to Stay is about economic resilience and social cohesion. By empowering local businesses and investing in people, the EU can ensure that staying is as viable and attractive as leaving.
In addition to the consultation questions, the North Netherlands provides the following information. As far as our region is concerned, it is very good to refer to producers, as we see in the regular surveys we carry out among their own residents (when it comes to reducing waste and separating waste), that users also consider producers primarily responsible for producing sound products and prefer to call them to do…
Filed in Dutch · English published by the European Commission
The Directive will have positive effects on repairers, a sector mostly composed of SMEs. Independent repairers have the right expertise, experience, and the necessary tools to offer high-quality repair services. The Directive rightly proposes that repairers should have access to spare parts and technical documentation. However, the Directive will certainly have an impact on retailers and manufacturers.
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