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Open Source Business Alliance - Bundesverband für digitale Souveränität e.V.

Industry association · Germany · EU Transparency Register 198062214849-28

3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
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 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #572 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

0.1
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
  • Eclipse Foundation Inc.: www.eclipse.org
  • Ecma International: https://ecma-international.org/
  • German User Unix Group e.V. (GUUG): www.guug.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 30 Aug 2026).

Register category
Trade and business associations
Head office
Berlin, Germany

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

Open Source Business Alliance - Bundesverband für digitale Souveränität e.V. filed 3 positions between 7 Mar 2025 and 2 Feb 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.

2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed

What they argued

Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directivesfiled 7 Mar 2025source

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

Revision of EU rules on public procurementfiled 21 Jan 2026PDFsource

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

European Open Digital Ecosystemsfiled 2 Feb 2026PDFsource

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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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.

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