Our full feedback is attached as a pdf, with main recommendations being: An adjustment to tender processes to not only consider price, but also experience, sustainability, reliability and a track record of contributions to the health of the Open Source projects being bid on. 2.
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Element
Company · United Kingdom · EU Transparency Register 720683742488-97
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 925 companies & groups on this site, they rank #401 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.3
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2021
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Coalition for Competitive Digital Markets (competitivedigitalmarkets.eu)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Companies & groups
- Head office
- London, United kingdom
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
Element filed 2 positions between 6 Mar 2025 and 6 Mar 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
We welcome the opportunity to share our perspective and participate in the call for evidence for the Digital Fitness Check Evaluation. Element is an encrypted messaging startup founded in the UK and with branches in Germany and France, which employs over 80 people, and develops solutions based on an open standard for secure communications called Matrix.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Bitkom e.V. · 2 files in common
- Danish Industry · 2 files in common
- Confederation of Swedish Enterprise · 2 files in common
- SMEunited · 2 files in common
- MedTech Europe · 2 files in common
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