Free ICT Europe welcome the call to contribute to the European Commissions consultation on the Digital Omnibus Initiative. Our response highlights how simplification can strengthennot weakenEuropes digital sovereignty, the circular economy, and the competitiveness of SMEs and Small MidCaps active in the ICT aftermarket.
FIE
Free ICT Europe Foundation
Industry association · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 004942218376-96
8
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 665 tracked
7
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 #597 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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self-declared
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0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2015
in the register since
Declares membership of
- European Right to Repair, https://repair.eu/
- Partner in CEDaCi Research on sustainability for Data Centres, https://cedaci.org/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- FREE ICT EUROPE FOUNDATION (FIE)
- Head office
- Gouda, Netherlands
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
Free ICT Europe Foundation filed 8 positions between 1 Sept 2020 and 15 Mar 2026, across 5 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 7 times.
2020 · 2 filed2022 · 2 filed2025 · 2 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
Europe is entering a decisive phase in shaping how AI, data legislation and digital markets will function for decades to come. This paper sets out how the Digital Omnibus can strengthen repairability, interoperability and fair competitionwhile preventing new forms of lockin across AIenabled hardware, cloud services and IoT ecosystems.
Response of the Free ICT Europe Foundation to the European Commission Call for Evidence: Digital Omnibus Initiative Gouda, 14 October 2025 Free ICT Europe (FIE) welcomes the European Commission’s initiative on the Digital Omnibus as part of the Digital Package on Simplification.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Response to the European Commission – Ref. Ares(2025)9576237 - 06/11/2025 Call for Evidence: Circular Economy Act (CEA) 1. Summary The Free ICT Europe Foundation (FIE) represents independent ICT service providers, refurbishers, repairers, maintainers, and secondary-market operators who ensure that ICT equipment and Software can be repaired, reused, upgraded, and kept in service long after the original manufacturer…
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Response Free ICT Europe to the ESPR consultation Free ICT EUROPE welcomes the transformation of the current Ecodesign Framework Directive into a new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation. We think it clearly reflects the ambition of the EU to make sustainable products the norm and shaping condition for different market operators.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
Free ICT Europe Foundation(FIE) is a not-for-profit foundation actively promoting the ICT Secondary Market within Europe. Our objective is to secure the right of ownership and the freedom for consumers and businesses alike to freely choose their providers to trade, maintain and repair hardware and software. Please find our input in the attached document.
Consumer policy – strengthening the role of consumers in the green transition The Green / Circular Economy developments have the potential to unlock an entire sector and contribute mightily to the ambitious circular economy and climate targets set by the EU.
Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)
The Free ICT Europe Foundation welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback and thoughts on the European Commission’s legal proposal for amending Regulation 1025/2012. We support the movement to increase power for national bodies in regard to standardisation and less for the economic sector.
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