Europe is at a crossroads. The new, painful geopolitical reality requires us to adapt quickly. The EU will not achieve digital self-determination and sovereignty by trying to replicate the predatory and harmful business models of Silicon Valley, which followed the move fast and break things mantra. We have broken enough things.
EDR
European Digital Rights (EDRi)
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 16311905144-06
7
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
7
legislative files
of 326 tracked
7
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 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #68 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3.7
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
—
declared costs / yr (floor)
8
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2011
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EDRi is a member of the Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council (CSISAC) contributing to the policy work o…
- EDRi is a member of European Association for the defense of Human Rights (AEDH).
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- European Digital Rights (EDRi)
- Head office
- Bruxelles, 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
European Digital Rights (EDRi) filed 7 positions between 8 Feb 2024 and 24 Aug 2026, across 7 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 7 times.
2024 · 1 filed2026 · 6 filed
What they argued
We are glad that the Commission recognises that the EUs digital rulebook has brought significant benefits to businesses and people in the EU alike. It is a strong competitive advantage for businesses who want to innovate in an ethical and fundamental rights-respecting manner; whereas in many other jurisdictions with weaker standards, we witness peoples most sensitive data being commodified, and used to track…
The attached document comprises the analysis of, and the amendments proposed by European Digital Rights (EDRi), to the three simultaneous but separate consultations (drafts Implementing Acts for 5b relying parties, 5a electronic attestation of attributes and 5a standards and technical specifications).
EDRi is Europe's biggest network of digital human rights groups, representing over fifty national and international civil society organisations. Please find our full consultation response in the attached document.
The attached document comprises the analysis of, and the amendments proposed by European Digital Rights (EDRi), to the three simultaneous but separate consultations (drafts Implementing Acts for 5b relying parties, 5a electronic attestation of attributes and 5a standards and technical specifications).
The attached document comprises the analysis of, and the amendments proposed by European Digital Rights (EDRi), to the three simultaneous but separate consultations (drafts Implementing Acts for 5b relying parties, 5a electronic attestation of attributes and 5a standards and technical specifications).
European Digital Rights (EDRi) welcomes the opportunity to submit its analysis of the implementation of the Law Enforcement Directive (LED), based on independent research conducted in five Member States (Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece and Slovenia).
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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. · 5 files in common
- European Banking Federation · 4 files in common
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 3 files in common
- Association of German Banks · 3 files in common
- European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) · 3 files in common
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