The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is a Non-Governmental Organisation representing the interests of Radio Amateurs in the European Union and worldwide. The amateur and amateur satellite radio services are one of the oldest radio services recognised and regulated by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and pre-dates the regulation of radio communications.
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IARU (International Amateur Radio Union)
NGO · Switzerland · EU Transparency Register 59342921440-89
6
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
6
legislative files
of 665 tracked
1
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 1106 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #234 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
1.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- IARU is the umbrella organization of national amateur radio federations throughout the world and actively participate…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- IARU - International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU-R1)
- Head office
- CHAM, Switzerland
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
IARU (International Amateur Radio Union) filed 6 positions between 4 Mar 2019 and 13 Jan 2026, across 6 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.
2019 · 1 filed2021 · 1 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 1 filed2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU R1), an NGO representing the amateur radio service across EMEA, welcomes the review of the EU Arctic Policy. We fully support the vision for a secure, resilient, and sustainable Arctic.
The International Amateur Radio Union Region 1 (IARU R1) represents the interests of the amateur radio service and its operators across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Northern Asia. We welcome the European Commissions review of the Digital Decade Policy Programme (DDPP) 2030 and fully support its vision for a secure, resilient, and digitally sovereign European Union.
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on a common EU position to be negotiated by Member States on behalf of the EU at WRC-23. The attached text provides our views on current and proposed future Agenda Items of concern.
This delegated act under Article 3(3) of the RED seeks to require that radio equipment supports certain features in order to ensure that software can only be loaded into the radio equipment where the compliance of the combination of the radio equipment and software has been demonstrated, and this requirement will have to be demonstrated for the purposes of market access.
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) is a Non-Governmental Organisation representing the interests of Radio Amateurs throughout the world. Radio Spectrum is a finite natural environmental resource which at the international level is managed by a UN specialised agency, the International Telecommunication Union.
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