We are grateful for the opportunity to provide feedback on this consultation as the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). IFLA is the global organisation for libraries of all types, many of which play a key role both in administering research data, and in supporting researchers to access data to fulfil their missions.
IFL
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
NGO · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 661655418600-59
14
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
12
legislative files
of 665 tracked
2
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 #82 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2015
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Conference of NGOs in consultative relationship with the United Nations
- International Freedom of Expression Exchange
- International Council for Scientific and Technical Information
- International Council for Science
- European Society of Association Executives
- OCLC
- Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations
- Science|Business
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- The Hague, 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
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions filed 14 positions between 30 Jun 2020 and 11 Sept 2026, across 12 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2020 · 2 filed2025 · 4 filed2026 · 8 filed
What they argued
I am writing on behalf of libraries and research institutions across Europe, which have the mission to enable members of their communities to access knowledge, participate in cultural life and enjoy their cultural rights. Libraries, through their regular contact with researchers and readers, observe the impacts of a situation in Europe.
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions represents the 3 million libraries of all types, across Europe and around the world. We administer the Knowledge Rights 21 programme, which works to ensure that the voice of researchers, educators, readers and the libraries that they rely on is heard in policy-making.
This feedback is provided by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, in its capacity as administrator of the Knowledge Rights 21 programme. This seeks to ensure that EU and national law guarantees the rights to research, education and culture in a digital age. Our contribution focuses in particular on problems with digital contracts.
I am writing on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Alongside our partners at EBLIDA, Public Libraries 2030, NAPLE and LIBER, we represent Europes over 160 000 total libraries, and over 70 000 public libraries.
I am writing on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Alongside our partners at EBLIDA, Public Libraries 2030, NAPLE and LIBER, we represent Europes over 160 000 total libraries, and over 70 000 public libraries.
I am writing on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. Alongside our partners at EBLIDA, Public Libraries 2030, NAPLE and LIBER, we represent Europes over 160 000 total libraries, and over 70 000 public libraries.
This response comes from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, in the context of its administration of the Knowledge Rights 21 programme. Libraries represent a key infrastructure for research, enabling this through providing possibilities to access, draw on and apply existing knowledge in order to develop new ideas.
1. IFLA defends and promotes freedom of speech and freedom of access to information, as set out in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as the basis of intellectual freedom. The last three decades have seen the rise of digital tools (including major platforms) which have made it possible to amplify the dissemination of knowledge and information, facilitate the discoverability of contents.
Libraries have seen the evolution of digital tools for several decades. Like many cultural institutions, they have implemented digital strategies to promote and publicize their collection among their users and beyond, in particular through social networks.
IFLA is the global organisation for libraries, and administers the Knowledge Rights 21 Programme, which promotes the right to research in a digital age. The EUs >6000 academic libraries represent a core research infrastructure, enabling researchers to access and use knowledge to learn and innovate. They are on the front line of the interaction between information law and research policy.
I am happy to be responding on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), in its capacity as administrator of the Knowledge Rights 21 Programme (KR21). KR21 works to ensure that the needs, experience and priorities of libraries and their users are reflected in decision-making around knowledge and digital law.
I am happy to share this contribution on behalf of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions. We are the global organisation for libraries, including half a million public libraries (67 000 across in Europe, with 575 million annual visits) that represent a key infrastructure for lifelong learning, as well as libraries in vocational and further education colleges.
1. This feedback is provided on behalf of IFLA (the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) and EBLIDA (the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations). 2. Libraries are Europes essential local digital inclusion infrastructure.
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