Open Source Business Alliance - Bundesverband für digitale Souveränität e.V.
Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 198062214849-28
4
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 665 tracked
3
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 #789 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
< €10K
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2014
in the register since
Declares membership of
ALASCA e. V. (Verband für betriebsfähige, offene Cloud-Infrastrukturen e.V.): https://alasca.cloud/
Association Professionelle Européenne du Logiciel Libre (APELL): www.apell.info
Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN): https://www.din.de/de
The Linux Foundation (LF): https://www.linuxfoundation.org
OpenInfra Foundation (OIF): www.openinfra.dev
Open Source Security Foundation (OSSF): https://openssf.org/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
Register category
Trade and business associations
Head office
Berlin, Germany
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
Open Source Business Alliance - Bundesverband für digitale Souveränität e.V. filed 4 positions between 7 Mar 2025 and 10 Mar 2026, across 4 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
The European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Omnibus (Proposal for a regulation COM(2025)837 – Digital Omnibus) aims to simplify various existing regulations and boost competitiveness. However, the current draft risks lowering existing data protection standards and thereby weakening the EU’s digital sovereignty.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA) Bundesverband für digitale Sovereignty e.V. is the association of the open-source industry in Germany. It represents more than 260 member companies, generating more than EUR 126 billion per year. OSBA is committed to sustainably anchoring the centrality of open source software and open standards in public consciousness for a successful digital transformation.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA) is the association of the open source industry in Germany. It represents more than 230 member companies, generating more than EUR 126 billion a year. Together with academic institutions and user organisations, it is committed to enshrine the central role of open source software and open standards in public awareness for a successful digital transformation.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
The Open Source Business Alliance welcomes the European Commission’s initiative for a European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy. The European Commission is therefore playing a crucial role in strengthening the digital sovereignty of the European administration.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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