About this submission Headquartered in Brussels, and with 66% of its staff in Europe, Eclipse Foundation AISBL is Europes largest open source code-hosting foundation hosting over 400 open source projects that European industry relies on spanning cloud, IoT, automotive, AI, and developer technologies. 1. Scope 2. Alignment with open source and EU digital strategies 3. Inclusion of open source in procedures 4.
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Eclipse Foundation AISBL
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 583649748541-53
8
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
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legislative files
of 326 tracked
8
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #53 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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in the register since
Declares membership of
- CEN/CENELEC
- ETSI
- European Internet Forum (EIF)
- Gaia-X European Association for Data and Cloud AISBL
- International DataSpaces Association (IDSA)
- Informatics Europe
- Matrix.org
- OpenForum Europe (OFE)
- OpenInfra Foundation
- Open Source Business Alliance - Bundesverband für digitale Souveränität e.V. (OSBA)
- Open Source Initiative (OSI)
- OpenSFF (Alpha-Omega Project)
- and 2 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Eclipse Foundation AISBL filed 8 positions between 18 Apr 2025 and 15 Jun 2026, across 8 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 8 times.
2025 · 4 filed2026 · 4 filed
What they argued
We welcome the opportunity to contribute to the European Open Digital Ecosystems Strategy. Free and open source software is a key enabler of Europes technological sovereignty, competitiveness and digital resilience.
FOR FULL FEEDBACK PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PDF Eclipse Foundation Feedback on Proposals for the EU Cybersecurity Act COM(2026) 11 About this submission Headquartered in Brussels, and with 66% of its staff in Europe, Eclipse Foundation AISBL is Europes largest open source code-hosting foundation hosting over 400 open source projects that European industry relies on spanning cloud, IoT, automotive, AI, and developer…
Response to the Draft Commission Guidance on the Implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act Eclipse Foundation welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft guidance supporting the implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act and would like to thank the European Commission for the substantial work already undertaken.
Free and open source software (FOSS) is, by many measurements,1 the largest category of software today. A lot of software is either FOSS itself, or includes many FOSS components. Eclipse Foundation is the largest FOSS foundation based in Europe.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on the omnibus proposals for a directive and a regulation to align product legislation with the digital age. Free and open source software (FOSS) is, by many measurements, the largest category of software today. Europes IT systems and European innovation are powered largely by FOSS. Eclipse Foundation is the largest FOSS foundation based in Europe.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on the omnibus proposals for a directive and a regulation to align product legislation with the digital age. Free and open source software (FOSS) is, by many measurements, the largest category of software today. Europes IT systems and European innovation are powered largely by FOSS. Eclipse Foundation is the largest FOSS foundation based in Europe.
The Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC) Working Group of the Eclipse Foundation thanks the European Commission for the opportunity to provide input to this draft implementing regulation. We take the opportunity to thank the Commission for the clarifications provided by the recitals which shine a light on areas that were a source of concern and confusion for the open source community.
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- ITI - Information Technology Industry Council · 8 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 6 files in common
- Bitkom e.V. · 5 files in common
- APPLiA - Home Appliance Europe · 5 files in common
- ZVEI e.V. · 5 files in common
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