Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 483354220663-40
37
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
26
legislative files
of 665 tracked
37
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #96 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
2.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
1
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since
Declares membership of
EuroISPA – www.euroispa.org
EIF - www.internetforum.eu
INHOPE – www.inhope.org
GAIA-X - www.gaia-x.eu
FACIS - www.facis.eu
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
Register category
Trade and business associations
Registered as
eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft (eco)
Head office
Köln, Germany
EU office
Berlin
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
eco - Association of the Internet Industry filed 37 positions between 3 Jul 2020 and 11 Sept 2026, across 26 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 37 times.
POSITION PAPER On The REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2018/1724, (EU) 2018/1725, (EU) 2023/2854 and Directives 2002/58/EC, (EU) 2022/2555 and (EU) 2022/2557 as regards the simplification of the digital legislative framework, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2018/1807, (EU) 2019/1150, (EU) 2022/868, and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 (Digital Omnibus) Berlin…
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
About eco: With approximately 1,000 member companies, eco (international.eco.de) is the leading Association of the Internet Industry in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been highly instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of its members in politics and international forums. eco has offices based in Cologne, Berlin and Brussels.
With the European Green Deal, the European Commission presented an ambitious growth and transformation strategy in December 2019, which is intended to bring about climate neutrality for Europe by 2050. In response to this landmark decision, the European Parliament and the European Council have committed to realigning the European climate targets for 2030.
About eco: With approximately 1,000 member companies, eco (international.eco.de) is the leading Association of the Internet Industry in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been highly instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of its members in politics and international forums. eco has offices based in Cologne, Berlin and Brussels.
POSITION PAPER on the Call for Evidence for an Evaluation and Impact Assessment on the Digital Networks Act Berlin, 11.07.2025 On June 6, the European Commission published a call for evidence for an impact assessment on the regulation of digital network infrastructure in the European Union.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
eco welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a dedicated AI strategy for the cultural and creative sectors (CCS). We share the Commission's ambition, as set out in the Culture Compass for Europe, to harness digital transformation for the benefit of European culture and creativity.
About eco: With approximately 1,000 member companies, eco (international.eco.de) is the leading Association of the Internet Industry in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been highly instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of its members in politics and international forums. eco has offices based in Cologne, Berlin and Brussels.
About eco: With over 1,100 member companies, eco is the largest Internet industry association in Europe. Since 1995 eco has been instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of members in politics and international committees.
ECO — Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. and the Alliance for Strengthening Digital Infrastructures in Germany, founded under the umbrella of eco, welcome the Commission’s evaluation of the Ecodesign Directive and would like to share its experience so far in the further consultation process.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
With the European Green Deal, the European Commission presented an ambitious growth and transformation strategy in December 2019, which is intended to bring about climate neutrality for Europe by 2050. In response to this landmark decision, the European Parliament and the European Council have committed to realigning the European climate targets for 2030.
eco – Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. and the eco alliance to strengthen digital infrastructure in Germany welcome the evaluation of the Energy Efficiency Directive. However, the efficiency assessment of digital infrastructures should not ignore some important aspects.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
About eco: With approximately 1,000 member companies, eco (international.eco.de) is the leading Association of the Internet Industry in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been highly instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of its members in politics and international forums. eco has offices based in Cologne, Berlin and Brussels.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposal for the revision of the Cybersecurity Act. eco welcomes the objective of strengthening cybersecurity, resilience and coherence across the Union and would like to contribute the following comments to support a proportionate, risk-based and workable framework.
POSITION PAPER on the Call for Evidence for an Impact Assessment of the Revision of the Cyber Security Act (CSA) Berlin, 20.06.2025 On 11 April 2025, the European Commission launched a consultation on the review of the Cybersecurity Act. This initiative is part of the Commission's current work programme, which places a strong focus on simplification alongside other points.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
The review of the Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive (CDSM Directive) provides an important opportunity to assess whether the existing framework continues to deliver on its objectives in a rapidly evolving technological environment.
POSITION PAPER on the Call for Evidence for an Impact Assessment on the Digital Fairness Act Berlin/Köln, 24.10.2025 On July 17, the European Commission has announced its intention to present a Digital Fairness Act (DFA) as part of its broader consumer protection agenda.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
About eco: With more than 1,100 member companies, eco is the largest Internet industry association in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of members in politics and international committees.
About eco: With over 1,100 member companies, eco is the largest Internet industry association in Europe. Since 1995 eco has been instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of members in politics and international committees.
eco Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the Commission's invitation to comment on the Whitepaper. eco recognises the challenge but also the importance of expanding high-performance digital infrastructures.
eco welcomes the opportunity to share its initial view on the proposed regulation, and we look forward to further specifying the initial, subsequent remarks in the near future. eco acknowledges the ambitious proposal and welcomes the Commission’s approach with regard to the continuation of the existing liability exemptions, which have been carried over from the E-Commerce Directive (ECD) into the Digital Services…
About eco With more than 1.100 member companies, eco is the largest association of the internet economy in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been shaping the Internet, promoting new technologies, creating framework conditions and representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis politics and in international fora.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Eco is the largest association of internet industries in Europe, with over 1 100 member companies. Since 1995 eco has been instrumental in shaping the internet, promoting new technologies, creating framework conditions and representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis politics and in international fora.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
With more than 1,000 member companies, eco is the largest Internet industry association in Europe. Since 1995 eco has been instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of members in politics and international committees.
About eco: With more than 1,000 member companies, eco is the largest Internet industry association in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been instrumental in shaping the Internet, fostering new technologies, forming framework conditions, and representing the interests of members in politics and international committees.
eco – Association of the Internet Industry has followed the discussion for the development of complementary competition provisions that differ from existing competition law principles, and generally welcomes a European approach. With the proposal on the DMA, the EU Commission wants to launch provisions that allow direct application and enforcement for certain issues by the EU Commission.
About eco With more than 1.100 member companies, eco is the largest association of the internet economy in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been shaping the Internet, promoting new technologies, creating framework conditions and representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis politics and in international fora.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
About eco: Eco is the largest association of internet industries in Europe, with over 1 100 member companies. Since 1995 eco has been instrumental in shaping the internet, promoting new technologies, creating framework conditions and representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis politics and in international fora.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Data centres are the foundation of Europes digital infrastructure. They are essential to the provision of fast and reliable digital services for critical infrastructure, businesses, and private users. Sustainable digitalisation must therefore be aligned with the performance and competitiveness of Europe as a data centre location.
Combating child sexual abuse is a major concern and a task for society as a whole. Eco — Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. (eco) and the member companies we represent are aware of their social responsibility and support the European Commission in its efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of children and the dissemination of sexual abuse material via the internet.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Feed find attached the feedback of eco - Association of the Internet Industry. eco is an Internet Service Provider Association representing about 1,100 companies in Germany and globally. For almost 25 years, eco is also operating a hotline for reporting child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and other illegal online content.
eco Association of the Internet Industry (https://international.eco.de) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a comprehensive Action Plan against Online Fraud. With approximately 1,000 member companies across the digital value chain, eco represents a significant share of Europes Internet infrastructure and service providers, and has long recognised the threat posed by various forms of online harm.
With over 1 100 member companies, eco is the largest association of the internet economy in Europe. Since 1995, eco has been instrumental in shaping the internet, promoting new technologies, creating a framework environment and representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis politics and in international fora.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Eco is the largest association of internet industries in Europe, with over 1 100 member companies. Since 1995 eco has been instrumental in shaping the internet, promoting new technologies, creating framework conditions and representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis politics and in international fora.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
eco is the Association of the Internet Industry, representing roughly 1,000 members (based in Germany and abroad). Tackling illegal content (including combatting CSAM) is an important topic for the whole society. eco and its members are committed to contributing to this, e.g.
eco is the Association of the Internet Industry, representing more than 1,100 members (based in Germany and abroad). Tackling illegal content is an important topic for eco and its members. Therefore, eco is operating a German hotline (eco Complaints Office) to report illegal and harmful content, incl. child sexual abuse material (CSAM), for 25 years.
eco — Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. supports the OECD agreement and the accompanying implementation efforts of the European Commission. The international agreement on solving taxation issues and the associated implementation at European level address many of the concerns raised by the internet economy in the debate so far. According to eco, both a European (e.g.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
Eco is the largest association of internet industries in Europe, with over 1 100 member companies. Since 1995 eco has been instrumental in shaping the internet, promoting new technologies, creating framework conditions and representing the interests of its members vis-à-vis politics and in international fora.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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