This statement was developed through a collaborative process involving the Weizenbaum Institute and the German Society for Law and Informatics. The first part of the position paper analyses EU digital legislation, highlighting structural problems within the European digital regulatory framework.
WIG
Weizenbaum Institute and the German Society for Law and Informatics.
Academic / research · Germany · EU Transparency Register 194885445254-71
2
positions filed
in the 639 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 639 tracked
2
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Who they are
Among the 156 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #94 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2022
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Keine
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Sept 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- Weizenbaum-Institut e.V. (WI)
- Head office
- Berlin, Germany
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Their record over time
Weizenbaum Institute and the German Society for Law and Informatics. filed 2 positions between 12 May 2022 and 13 Mar 2026, across 2 of the 639 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2022 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society in Berlin congratulates the European Commission for approaching an important milestone in the implementation of the data strategy announced two years ago. The Data Act legislative proposal includes a package of measures that are expected make more IoT data available to data-driven enterprises.
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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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