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European Data Union Strategy

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The Data Union Strategy should aim to streamline existing data rules, potentially creating a simplified, clearer, and more coherent legal framework for businesses and administrations to share data more seamlessly and at scale, while still upholding high privacy and security standards. Additionally, it may explore options to increase the availability of high-quality data, consider possible investments in data infrastructures, examine ways to use data to reduce administrative burden, and address the external aspects of data flows.

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107 responses

BUSINESSEUROPE urges no new data rules, focus on harmonization

BUSINESSEUROPE, 18 Jul 2025

The organization demands no new regulatory initiatives on data sharing. Instead, existing EU laws should be evaluated, harmonized, and adapted to support data flows. They emphasize the need for coherent governance clarifying the interaction between GDPR and newer data regulations.
This would reduce legal fragmentation and the high operational costs of navigating conflicting data-sharing obligations.
Public interest advocates lose momentum for expanding data access and altruism mechanisms.

BEUC warns EU against reopening recent consumer data laws

Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs, 17 Jul 2025

BEUC cautions against reopening recently adopted legal texts before their impact is fully evaluated. They insist any strategy update must prioritize consumer protection and human-centric values over industrial competitiveness. They also advocate for stronger enforcement and better cooperation between oversight authorities.
Maintaining current rules protects existing consumer rights and validates previous industry compliance investments.
Businesses seeking lighter regulatory burdens lose the opportunity for deregulation and face stricter enforcement.

Microsoft urges EU to prioritize implementation over new data rules

Microsoft Corporation, 11 Jul 2025

Microsoft requests the EU adopt a more deliberate regulatory pace, allowing businesses to digest and comply with new rules before introducing additional legislation. They emphasize focusing on implementing recently adopted data rules like the Data Governance Act and Data Act. The company advocates for voluntary data sharing approaches, making more public sector data openly accessible, and maintaining flexible, decentralized data governance frameworks.
This would reduce compliance complexity and allow easier access to training data for AI models.
Smaller companies face continued barriers if complexity isn't reduced and data remains siloed.

Auto Industry Demands Data Law Moratorium and Simplification

Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles, 11 Jul 2025

The organization requests a moratorium on new data access requirements and comprehensive review of existing legislation. They want all future data laws aligned with the Data Act to reduce fragmentation across over 20 conflicting EU laws governing connected vehicles.
This would reduce regulatory complexity and free resources currently diverted to compliance.
Consumer groups lose potential new protections as manufacturers avoid additional data obligations.

BDI Urges Two-Year Delay for Data Act Implementation

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V., 17 Jul 2025

BDI requests a minimum two-year delay for Data Act implementation. They advocate for voluntary data sharing over new regulatory approaches for businesses. The group seeks clearer legal definitions to protect trade secrets and intellectual property.
German companies would avoid heavy administrative burdens and interference with their business models.
Public sector organizations lose their broad rights to request data for non-emergency reasons.

DIGITALEUROPE Demands Delay and Voluntary Data Sharing Rules

DIGITALEUROPE, 18 Jul 2025

The group urges a one-year postponement of the Data Act's application. They request that sharing industrial data should be voluntary by default. Trade secrets and cybersecurity should be legitimate reasons to withhold data.
This would reduce operational burdens and protect sensitive commercial assets from competitors.
Public sector bodies and third-party users lose guaranteed access to valuable industrial datasets.

EFPIA demands harmonised rules and trade secret protection in data strategy

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, 18 Jul 2025

EFPIA requests aligning the Health Data Space with trade secret laws to protect sensitive commercial information. They urge the EU to harmonise data transfer rules across member states to prevent regulatory fragmentation. They also seek clarity on AI regulation exemptions for pharmaceutical research and development.
Clearer rules would reduce legal uncertainty, protecting high-cost R&D investments and proprietary trade secrets.
Patients and researchers lose the benefits of a unified health ecosystem due to fragmented national rules.

Telefónica urges EU to repeal ePrivacy and simplify data rules

Telefonica, S.A., 18 Jul 2025

Telefónica demands the repeal of ePrivacy and clearer compensation for government data sharing. They advocate for a risk-based approach to international transfers and binding guidelines on anonymization.
These reforms would lower compliance costs and remove regulatory disadvantages compared to digital platforms.
Public authorities may face restricted data access and new costs for emergency information.

Vodafone urges repeal of ePrivacy rules for data growth

Vodafone Belgium SA, 18 Jul 2025

Vodafone calls for the repeal of the ePrivacy Directive to eliminate regulatory fragmentation. They seek a harmonised, flexible legal framework for processing data across the entire digital ecosystem.
Harmonisation would allow Vodafone to launch innovative products and ensure a level playing field.
Big tech companies lose the advantage of operating without these specific sectoral privacy constraints.

Finnish industry urges data rule simplification and no new laws

Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, 14 Jul 2025

The organization requests the simplification of existing data rules and the withdrawal of planned proposals like the AI Liability Directive. They advocate for postponing implementation until standards are ready and increasing digital funding levels to 70%.
This would lower compliance costs and reduce administrative burdens for private companies.
Employees lose potential legal protections from the cancelled AI in the Workplace initiative.

BASF urges EU to harmonize agricultural data for digital farming

BASF SE, 20 Jul 2025

BASF proposes creating a universal vocabulary and machine-readable formats for agricultural data. They request a 'collect once, use multiple times' system to simplify farm reporting. The company also wants better access to public datasets like field boundaries and water bodies.
Unified standards would help BASF scale its digital farming services and reduce technical barriers.
Small-scale pilot programs may lose support as policy shifts toward large-scale systems.

Swedish Enterprise urges EU to simplify data laws

Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, 18 Jul 2025

The organization calls for a stop to new legislation, favoring the simplification of existing rules to reduce paperwork. They want clearer guidelines on how various data laws work together with privacy regulations.
Businesses would benefit from lower operational costs and improved protection for their commercial secrets.
EU authorities would lose the power to restrict industrial data transfers to foreign governments.

VDA urges EU to simplify data sharing rules

Verband der Automobilindustrie, 16 Jul 2025

VDA calls for the Commission to streamline legislation and ensure legal instruments interact coherently. They suggest adopting risk-based data rules and an exemption for internal data transfers.
This would reduce administrative burdens and provide legal certainty for connected vehicle innovation.
Data protection authorities would lose power if their strict legal interpretations are curtailed.

Orgalim Urges Data Act Delay to Protect Tech Industry

Orgalim – Europe's Technology Industries, 18 Jul 2025

Orgalim requests delaying the Data Act until September 2026 for technical adaptations. They also call for targeted GDPR simplification to reduce industrial data burdens.
These changes would lower compliance burdens and safeguard sensitive manufacturing know-how from competitors.
Public authorities would face greater difficulty accessing private data for non-emergency policy objectives.

IBM urges EU to simplify data rules for AI innovation

IBM Corporation, 11 Jul 2025

IBM calls for prioritized access to high-quality datasets and synthetic data for AI development. They suggest creating a unified European enforcement authority and repealing the ePrivacy Directive.
This would reduce IBM's legal uncertainty, compliance costs, and heavy administrative burdens.
Privacy advocates may lose specific legal protections if the ePrivacy Directive is repealed.

Insurance Europe Urges Simplified Rules to Boost Data-Driven Innovation

Insurance Europe, 18 Jul 2025

The group wants to harmonize overlapping rules like the GDPR and AI Act to remove innovation barriers. They suggest streamlining cyber reporting and clarifying that automated decision-making should be a right, not a prohibition. Finally, they request sector-specific rules for direct access to in-vehicle data.
Streamlined rules would reduce administrative burdens and allow for more tailored insurance policies.
Global tech platforms would be barred from accessing EU consumer financial data to prevent market dominance.

MedTech Europe urges medical sector exemptions from EU Data Act

MedTech Europe, 18 Jul 2025

The association urges making Data Act sharing obligations voluntary for medical technology companies. They want the sector-specific European Health Data Space to be the primary framework. They also seek to delay implementation until 2029.
This would reduce regulatory costs and protect the industry's sensitive technical secrets.
External software developers lose access to raw data generated by medical devices.

German farmers demand data sovereignty and less digital bureaucracy

Deutscher Bauernverband, 18 Jul 2025

Farmers must maintain total control over their data at all times. The group advocates for simplified reporting through the once-only principle. They also demand a critical review of current EU digital regulations.
Farmers would enjoy lower administrative costs and avoid involuntary sharing of sensitive business data.
State agencies and private firms would face stricter limits on accessing agricultural data.

Renault Group urges EU to halt new data regulations

RENAULT, 18 Jul 2025

Renault advocates for a stable regulatory framework by avoiding the addition of new rules for businesses. They argue the Commission should prioritize implementing the current framework before considering further adjustments.
This would prevent additional compliance costs that currently outweigh benefits and damage manufacturers' competitiveness.
European citizens may lose more effective benefits from data generated across the continent.

Connect Europe urges ePrivacy repeal to foster digital innovation

Connect Europe, 18 Jul 2025

Connect Europe calls for repealing the outdated ePrivacy Directive to align with horizontal standards. They also seek a mandatory compensation scheme for government data requests and clearer IoT regulations.
Standardizing regulations would reduce compliance burdens and eliminate competitive disadvantages against tech rivals.
Public authorities would face higher costs and stricter limits when requesting data.

Technology Industries of Finland Urges Harmonization of Fragmented Digital Rules

Technology Industries of Finland (Teknologiateollisuus ry), 11 Jul 2025

The organization calls for streamlining existing regulations like the GDPR, Data Act, and AI Act to eliminate overlaps. They recommend withdrawing low-impact proposals, making targeted amendments to current laws, and promoting a trust-based framework for SMEs.
This would reduce their administrative burden and provide legal certainty for business transactions.
Large platforms may lose influence as regulators shift focus toward platform-based data governance realities.

Finnish Energy urges enforcement before adding new data laws

Finnish Energy - Energiateollisuus ry, 16 Jul 2025

Focus on effective enforcement of existing regulations before considering new legislative measures. The EU should address overlapping provisions and revise the GDPR to remove barriers to sharing.
This would reduce regulatory uncertainty and lower administrative costs for energy companies.
Digital rights groups could lose protections if GDPR standards are weakened for efficiency.

Bitkom Urges Reform of Overlapping European Data Regulations

Bitkom e.V., 16 Jul 2025

Bitkom calls for a simplification of overlapping data laws to make implementation easier. They request governance reforms including more staff and reviewable decision-making.
Streamlined rules would lower transaction costs and reduce the effort required for compliance.
Data protection authorities could lose influence due to new legal reviews of their decisions.

German engineering association VDMA demands EU Data Act revisions

Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V., 15 Jul 2025

VDMA requests declaring mandatory data sharing rules for industrial business to be inapplicable. They further propose that the Data Act application be postponed by 2 years.
This would lower administrative costs and protect manufacturers' proprietary trade secrets.
Industrial data users lose mandatory access to information and automated sharing rights.

ITI Calls for Simplified Data Rules to Empower AI Innovation

ITI - The Information Technology Industry Council, 18 Jul 2025

ITI calls for ambitious regulatory simplification to address overlapping rules between the GDPR and the Data Act. They recommend delaying Data Act implementation by 24 months and narrowing definitions to exclude products like smartphones and computers.
This would reduce heavy compliance burdens and prevent the forced disclosure of valuable corporate trade secrets.
Public sector bodies and data users would lose guaranteed access to proprietary technical information.

DOT Europe Urges EU to Streamline Overlapping Data Rules

DOT Europe, 17 Jul 2025

The association requests the alignment of digital laws to reduce complexity and legal uncertainty. They advocate for reforming cookie rules and allowing easier data use for training AI.
Reducing regulatory friction would lower compliance expenses and allow tech firms to expand faster.
Privacy-conscious users lose control as data is collected without their explicit prior consent.

Volvo Group Calls for Unified EU Data Sharing Rules

Volvo AB, 14 Jul 2025

Volvo requests the EU harmonize data regulations and establish a central unit to prevent overlapping rules. They specifically advocate for delaying indirect data access deadlines to align implementation across the industry.
Streamlined rules would lower administrative costs and provide legal certainty for their global operations.
Third-party data users could face delays in accessing information due to postponed regulatory deadlines.

GSMA Europe calls for ePrivacy repeal to spur innovation

GSMA Europe, 18 Jul 2025

The organizations demand the repeal of the ePrivacy Directive to resolve regulatory asymmetries. They call for a mandatory EU-level compensation scheme for government data access requests. Additionally, they urge the removal of restrictive data localization requirements.
This would lower compliance costs and allow telecom operators to compete more effectively.
Public authorities would face new financial costs and stricter limits on data access.

ENTSO-E Advocates for Harmonised European Energy Data Sharing Rules

European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity, 17 Jul 2025

ENTSO-E calls for harmonising data legislation to reduce overlap and increase legal clarity. They advocate for common standards and decentralised infrastructure to support interoperable and trusted data exchange.
Standardised data sharing would help grid operators manage the energy transition more efficiently.
Commercial data holders lose exclusive control over proprietary metering and device data.

Deutsche Börse urges voluntary data sharing over price regulation

Deutsche Börse AG, 18 Jul 2025

The Group supports voluntary sharing but strongly opposes price regulation or mandatory access to commercial data. They request that new reporting rules exclude real-time data and strictly protect data producer rights.
The Group would maintain its ability to profit from market data and avoid new costs.
Global competitors from third countries would gain a significant advantage over European companies.

SAP urges EU to simplify data rules with "clean slate"

SAP, 18 Jul 2025

SAP advocates for a "clean slate" approach to replace the current patchwork of laws with a simple, consistent, and scalable framework. They request a moratorium on the Data Act and seek clarity on using personal data for artificial intelligence training.
Simplifying rules and easing transfer restrictions would reduce operational hurdles and high business costs.
Competitors may face market distortions if technical specifications from specific companies are mandated.

Global Data Alliance Urges EU to Ease Data Flow Rules

Business Software Alliance, 17 Jul 2025

The alliance requests policies that boost data access and usability for global innovation. They also suggest reducing regulatory complexity to allow for seamless cross-border data flows.
Standardized rules would lower costs for software companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Supporters of regional protectionism may see their influence over data sovereignty diminished.

VKU urges fair data sharing and open source investment

Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V., 1 Jul 2025

VKU calls for commitment to open source and investment in cross-sector data spaces. They insist that sharing obligations must not apply only to public companies. Sharing data from critical infrastructure should remain restricted to protect security.
Shifting data costs to users would lower financial burdens and prevent competitive disadvantages.
Commercial firms lose their advantage of using public data without contributing to generation costs.

Tyre manufacturers demand fair access to in-vehicle data

European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association, 17 Jul 2025

The association urges the Commission to prioritize access to vehicle-generated data. They request better alignment between general data laws and specific automotive regulations.
Secure data access would allow tyre companies to offer competitive maintenance and safety services.
Vehicle manufacturers would lose their exclusive control over profitable vehicle-generated data streams.

Video Games Europe seeks grace period for Data Act implementation

Video Games Europe, 18 Jul 2025

The group requests a grace period for the Data Act to improve legal certainty. They also propose clarifying rules for international transfers and simplifying the GDPR and ePrivacy.
This would reduce compliance costs and allow more time for console technical updates.
Data subjects might lose access to information if companies can filter certain requests.

European Publishers Council Demands Copyright Protections for AI Data

European Publishers Council, 18 Jul 2025

The group wants fair remuneration and licensing-based access to protect high-quality editorial data. They also propose a Media Impact Assessment Test to ensure media sustainability.
This would create new revenue streams and protect their business from regulatory harm.
AI developers and tech platforms would face increased licensing costs and administrative burdens.

Research Group EARE Urges Flexible Data Mining and Open Access

APCO Worldwide, 18 Jul 2025

The organization calls for secondary publishing rights to ensure open access to research. They also recommend broadening text and data mining exceptions to boost innovation. Furthermore, they seek legal clarity for data use in commercial partnerships.
This would lower costs and reduce legal risks for training AI systems.
Rightsholders lose the ability to restrict content and profit from licensing schemes.

SAA urges differentiation between data and copyrighted works

Society of Audiovisual Authors, 18 Jul 2025

The SAA requests a clear differentiation between data and copyright-protected works. They argue that authorisation is needed and remuneration is due for authors. The strategy must exclude actions that create uncertainty for copyright rightsholders.
This approach ensures authors receive payment and maintain control over their creations.
AI companies would face increased costs for licensing creative works used for training.

ING Group calls for unified supervision and reporting

ING Group, 4 Jul 2025

ING proposes ending national gold-plating and creating a single reporting window to centralize data submissions. They also request clarity on how to balance GDPR data minimisation with other legal sharing mandates.
Standardizing requirements across borders would decrease the time and resources spent on complex compliance policies.
National regulators would lose the authority to set local interpretations and priorities for data oversight.

Co-operative banks urge EU to simplify complex data rules

European Association of Co-operative Banks, 18 Jul 2025

The EACB calls for streamlining data rules to ensure legal coherence. They urge officials to reconsider financial data access rules to avoid creating isolated silos.
Streamlining would reduce high compliance costs and eliminate redundant regulatory requirements.
European companies lose the ability to innovate due to overly complex and restrictive laws.

Ecommerce Europe demands simpler data rules and cookie law reform

Ecommerce Europe, 18 Jul 2025

The association requests a harmonised data framework that clarifies definitions and simplifies international transfers. They advocate aligning the ePrivacy Directive with GDPR to allow cookie exemptions for low-risk processing.
Harmonised rules would lower compliance costs and provide the predictability required for investment.
Consumer groups lose easier privacy protections if centralized browser-level consent management tools are blocked.

Amadeus Calls for Flexible EU Data Rules to Boost Innovation

AMADEUS IT GROUP S.A., 18 Jul 2025

Amadeus wants the EU to scale industrial dataspaces using a bottom-up approach. They request flexible, innovation-friendly rules and reduced compliance burdens for technology companies. The group urges a balanced approach to data protection that supports enterprise rights.
Flexible rules would decrease compliance costs and help the company adopt new technologies.
Privacy regulators would see their oversight curtailed to prioritize economic growth and innovation.

COCIR urges alignment of EU data rules for healthcare

European Coordination Committee of the Radiological, Electromedical and healthcare IT Industry, 20 Jul 2025

COCIR calls for a phased roadmap and alignment of the EHDS, Data Act, and AI Act. They request clear definitions for structured data and the use of proven international standards.
Alignment would reduce administrative burden and protect sensitive intellectual property from unintended exposure.
Third parties lose access to raw sensor data if stricter intellectual property protections are applied.

RELX urges EU to prioritize existing laws over new rules

RELX, 18 Jul 2025

Focus on enforcing current laws rather than creating new data legislation. Harmonize definitions across rules and introduce recognized legitimate interests to simplify sharing.
Clearer rules would reduce regulatory uncertainty and lower the costs of compliance.
Criminals lose their ability to exploit gaps between fragmented national data systems.

La Poste urges EU to avoid data regulatory overload

LA POSTE, 18 Jul 2025

The group calls for aligning existing rules and avoiding new regulations to reduce complexity. They emphasize protecting business secrets and providing clearer guidelines for data processing. Finally, they advocate for investing in synthetic data and privacy-enhancing technologies.
Reducing regulatory complexity would lower compliance costs and protect sensitive commercial information.
Startups and researchers may face restricted data access due to stronger business secret protections.

European retail banks urge EU to streamline data sharing rules

European Savings and Retail Banking Group, 18 Jul 2025

ESBG demands that streamlining existing data rules becomes an absolute priority to ensure legal coherence. They urge the EU to avoid creating overlapping sectoral regulations that isolate the financial industry.
A unified framework would improve competitiveness by allowing banks to leverage economies of scale.
The financial sector suffers from high costs caused by redundant data-sharing requirements.

Textile industry urges streamlined data rules for European SMEs

EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATION, 18 Jul 2025

The association wants to align reporting requirements across laws to reduce burdens. They propose common formats and tools to help small companies share data.
This would reduce compliance costs and help SMEs adopt advanced digital technologies.
Large technology platforms lose their priority as infrastructure serves all industrial sectors.

ZVEI urges repeal of mandatory EU data sharing rules

ZVEI e.V. - Verband der Elektro- und Digitalindustrie, 17 Jul 2025

ZVEI recommends repealing mandatory data sharing obligations to ensure voluntary exchange remains the standard. They request that industrial products already covered by safety laws be exempt from the AI Act. Additionally, they call for relaxing data protection rules to better support industrial innovation.
This would lower compliance costs and ensure stronger protection for valuable trade secrets.
Smaller competitors and third-party services may lose guaranteed access to industrial data.

Digital SME Alliance demands sovereign and accessible EU data economy

European DIGITAL SME Alliance, 18 Jul 2025

The alliance wants guaranteed access to industrial data and public information. They advocate for EU-level data storage and stricter rules for interoperability.
These measures would allow smaller firms to compete with global tech giants.
Non-EU cloud providers and large data holders face reduced market dominance.

Finnish IT Center Urges Integrated Data Strategy for Technological Sovereignty

CSC – IT CENTER FOR SCIENCE LTD., 4 Jul 2025

CSC recommends building an interoperable ecosystem that integrates supercomputing with data repositories and human skills. They call for a European open web index and harmonized regulations to reduce fragmented implementation.
This would reduce legal uncertainties and lower costs for data-based research projects.
Non-European technology providers may face restricted access to valuable European data sets.

Scientific publishers urge EU to respect current copyright frameworks

International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers, 18 Jul 2025

The organization calls for reinforcing existing copyright frameworks rather than introducing new regulations. They want stronger enforcement against AI developers who use illegal content for training. Additionally, they advocate for voluntary data sharing and transparency throughout the AI model life cycle.
Maintaining current frameworks protects their revenue from licensing and prevents market uncertainty.
AI developers using unlicensed data may face higher costs and stricter enforcement.

French insurers urge EU to streamline data sharing rules

Fédération Française de l'Assurance, 18 Jul 2025

The group calls for pausing new financial data sharing laws. They prioritize streamlining existing rules over creating new regulatory burdens. They demand that data sharing obligations apply equally across all sectors.
Harmonizing rules would lower compliance costs for European insurance companies.
Tech gatekeepers and foreign actors would lose access to strategic datasets.

The Guild urges special status in EU Data Strategy

The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, 18 Jul 2025

Research organizations should be distinguished from for-profit entities within data governance. Legislation must systematically evaluate impacts on scientific research and data innovation. Stakeholders should be included in early consultations and impact assessments.
Clearer rules would eliminate legal ambiguities that currently block cross-border research projects.

Allied For Startups urges EU to streamline complex data rules

Allied For Startups asbl, 16 Jul 2025

The group advocates for simplifying overlapping regulations to help small companies navigate the legal landscape. They urge the EU to fast-track sectoral data spaces and ensure non-discriminatory access to public information.
Reducing legal fragmentation would lower the high compliance costs currently hindering cross-border expansion.
Content creators and IP holders might lose protection if fair use principles are expanded.

Advertisers urge EU to harmonize data rules and consent exemptions

World Federation of Advertisers, 17 Jul 2025

The WFA urges harmonisation of ePrivacy rules and a specific consent exemption for audience measurement. They also request clear guidance on how digital laws like the DMA interact with privacy.
This would lower compliance costs and allow advertisers to independently verify campaign performance.
Large tech gatekeepers would be forced to share advertising performance data with third parties.

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Blockchain for Europe, 18 Jul 2025

Blockchain for Europe welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on the Data Union Strategy. As the industry association representing blockchain and digital asset stakeholders across Europe, we are committed to supporting innovation and creating a…

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Skyscanner Limited, 18 Jul 2025

As a data-driven company, we welcome the EUs ambition to improve data sharing capabilities, simplify the existing regime and its application, and accelerate data-led innovation. We have provided detailed feedback on many areas of the proposed strategy in the associated questionnaire, but more…

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EUREC - The association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres, 20 Jul 2025

We welcome the European Commissions interest and heightened importance of data sharing and digitalisation, particularly concerning the use of data in Artificial Intelligence (AI). In order to ensure coherence between policies, infrastructures, and legal instruments on data, clear and comprehensive…

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EIT Urban Mobility, 18 Jul 2025

EIT Urban Mobility supports the European Data Union Strategy and highlights key priorities from the urban mobility perspective. These include improving data access for start-ups and SMEs, empowering cities as data intermediaries, reducing legal and technical fragmentation, and ensuring long-term…

European engineering firms demand EU cloud sovereignty in data strategy

European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations, 8 Jul 2025

The federation advocates for a harmonized legal framework and the development of robust European cloud solutions to protect proprietary information. They also recommend prioritizing the repair of leaking water infrastructure over the needs of new data centers.
Engineers would face fewer administrative burdens and lower legal risks when managing projects.
Non-European cloud providers would lose market dominance as engineers shift toward European alternatives.

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CRITEO Technology SAS, 7 Jul 2025

The challenges and observations made in 2020 for the EU Data Strategy are still fully relevant. The latest developments in generative and agentic AI becoming key drivers of competitiveness make the need for EU action more pressing than ever. All European companies must be able to fully leverage the…

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PFA - Filière Automobile Mobilités, 18 Jul 2025

Please refer to the attached document. As a summary, The automotive industry supports the EUs Data Act, which promotes data availability and a more transparent, efficient data economy. It calls for a stable, consistent regulatory framework to support investment and long-term growth. New obligations…

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EUMANS, 18 Jul 2025

EUmans believes that Europes data strategy must be democratically accountable and serve citizen interests, not just economic competitiveness. While we support strategic European AI capabilities, data governance decisions affecting entire sectors and societies require meaningful citizen…

International Federation of Libraries urges simplified data access rules

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 16 Jul 2025

The federation requests a clear assertion that data is not subject to copyright. They urge expanding the Data Act to allow researchers access to third-party data. They also recommend secondary publication rights for publicly funded research.
This would increase the volume of high-quality data available for scientific research.
Major commercial rightholders lose the ability to restrict access through content bundling.

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techUK, 18 Jul 2025

More detailed feedback can be found in the attached document. Data are playing an ever-increasing role as a key resource capable of enhancing value creation and fostering new industries, processes and products. The free flow of data is not just a business imperative, it is also a societal…

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Stichting Open Future, 18 Jul 2025

Please see the enclosed submission to the consultation.

German tax consultants urge strict professional secrecy protections

Bundessteuerberaterkammer, 17 Jun 2025

The organization demands that data sharing must not compromise professional secrecy or create new reporting burdens. They call for harmonized taxonomies and process models to simplify data handling and lower costs.
Harmonized data standards would significantly lower implementation costs and administrative work for tax firms.
AI developers would face restricted access to valuable financial data due to secrecy protections.

BVDW calls for simpler, more practical EU data strategy

Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e.V., 16 Jul 2025

The association requests a course correction focused on simplification, practical usability, and cross-sector coherence. They urge the Commission to let existing regulations take effect before introducing new rules.
Simplification and reduced reporting duties would lower compliance costs and legal uncertainty.
National authorities would lose their ability to enforce specific local data protection rules.

GÉANT Association urges simplified rules and research data exemptions

GÉANT Association, 7 Jul 2025

GÉANT requests a simplification of data rules and harmonized terminology to resolve legal uncertainty. They argue for European-led data management to ensure sovereignty and independence from external providers. Crucially, they want research data to remain outside of integrated single market rules.
Exemptions from market rules would lower compliance burdens for research institutions.
International cloud providers may face exclusion from European research data transit contracts.

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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, 19 Jul 2025

The proposal is clear, focused, and overall of high quality. INFN wishes to underscore the following points: - To prevent this, there is a growing need for a coordinated approach that considers the whole EU internal market This is really a key point, and while we cannot appreciate the legal…

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MyData Global ry, 19 Jul 2025

The attached Roadmap describes how a human-centric approach to data policy and services can foster European innovation and competition while strengthening digital sovereignty and reinforcing European values. It provides a of recommendations and concrete actions for pursuing this through the…

Internet industry group eco calls for simplified EU data rules

eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft, 18 Jul 2025

The group requests a simplified, harmonized legal environment to resolve conflicts between the GDPR, Data Act, and Data Governance Act. They also push for interoperable data spaces and the removal of barriers to international data flows.
Harmonized rules and protected monetization rights would reduce legal uncertainty and ensure profitability for data-driven business models.
National authorities lose their power to implement divergent rules or enforce mandatory data localization requirements within the EU.

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International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organisations, 17 Jul 2025

Please find our feedback enclosed in the attached document.

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European Writers’ Council-Féderation des associations européennes d’écrivains, 16 Jul 2025

Please find the Feedback of the European Writers Council (EWC) on the Call for Evidence on European Data Union Strategy (Ares(2025)4163996) in the attached document. About: The European Writers Council (EWC) is the worlds largest representative body for only writers in the book sector with 53…

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Cigref, 18 Jul 2025

Europes digital future depends on our collective ability to secure access to high-quality data, foster responsible AI development, and manage cross-border data flows with sovereignty and trust. As a network representing major French companies, Cigref welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the…

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European Association of Remote Sensing Companies, 16 Jul 2025

Feedback from the European Association of Remote Sensing Companies (EARSC) attached.

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HOMO DIGITALIS ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΕΡΔΟΣΚΟΠΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ, 18 Jul 2025

Homo Digitalis welcomes the European Commissions efforts to consult stakeholders on the Data Union Strategy. While supporting better data governance and innovation for the public good, the organisation expresses serious concerns that the Strategy could lead to weakened data protection under the…

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Audience Measurement Coalition, 18 Jul 2025

In the attached paper, the Audience Measurement Coalition (AMC) is encouraging the Commission to urgently address the the misaligned implementation of the ePrivacy Directive and GDPR with the public interest need for independent audience measurement statistics. The AMC is an association that serves…

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Elastic, 18 Jul 2025

Please find Elastic's position attached.

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MOBIVIA, 18 Jul 2025

As a European independent leader in car after-sales equipment, repair and maintenance, Mobivia welcomes the Data Union Strategy aiming to simplify the regulatory framework and ensure EU competitiveness. Data runs modern economies, with its free flow generating value through standardization,…

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ESOMAR, 17 Jul 2025

EFAMRO and ESOMAR welcome the European Commissions initiative to develop a coordinated European Data Union Strategy aimed at enhancing data sharing, improving data quality, and reducing regulatory fragmentation. Representing the European and global market, opinion, and social research sector, which…

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Bundesverband der Deutschen Heizungsindustrie e.V., 17 Jul 2025

Die Europäische Datenstrategie sollte im Zuge der Digitalisierung eine verbindliche und einheitliche Festlegung von Merkmalen vorsehen. Dies ist notwendig, um Dokumente aus allen Bereich (EU-Behörden, Industrie, Konsumenten, etc.) digital miteinander verknüpfen zu können. Dadurch wird ein…

European Hospital Federation urges balanced, people-centred data strategy

European Hospital and Healthcare Federation, 10 Jul 2025

HOPE recommends defining realistic and people-centred goals while ensuring that data access is not unlimited. They emphasize that strong safeguards like anonymisation are essential, especially for personal data. They also call for investments in training and cultural adaptation for the healthcare sector.
This would protect healthcare providers from cyber threats and reduce their reliance on foreign technology.
Non-EU technology companies could lose their market dominance as the strategy prioritizes European sovereignty.

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Open Search Foundation e.V., 18 Jul 2025

Overseas big tech companies have established very successful services and business models in the Web that build on large-scale commercial use of Web-based text-, multimedia- and meta-data. It is important to note that, given the current regulatory situation, these services could not be built in…

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Chamber of Progress, 19 Jul 2025

On behalf of Chamber of Progress a tech industry association supporting public policies to build a more inclusive society in which all people benefit from technological advancements please find our submission attached.

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CrowdStrike, 18 Jul 2025

CrowdStrike welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a Data Union Strategy and commends its focus on enabling secure, effective, and innovation-driven data use across Europe. As a global cybersecurity leader, CrowdStrike brings a practitioners perspective on how cross-border data…

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IOTA Stiftung, 18 Jul 2025

We welcome the Commissions initiative to establish a European Data Union Strategy that simplifies the regulatory landscape, enhances legal certainty, and unlocks high-value datasets for innovation. We recommend that the Strategy explicitly acknowledges the importance of public permissionless…

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Data, AI and Robotics (DAIRO) AISBL, 18 Jul 2025

BDVA welcomes a renewed data strategy for Europe that builds on the foundations of the European Data Strategy 2020. Data must remain at the core of Europes Digital Strategy and the focus must be on accelerating the speed of generating value out of data for European businesses and society. Despite…

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Mifundo, 18 Jul 2025

Mifundo supports the European Data Union Strategy as an important step towards a more competitive, interoperable and inclusive data economy. We urge the Commission to ensure that the strategy: Supports private-sector investment in scalable data infrastructure, Promotes voluntary, trusted data…

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RadicalxChange Foundation, 17 Jul 2025

The EU Data Union Strategy presents a critical opportunity to address the fundamental market failures threatening Europe's information economy. AI's capacity to extract, compress, and redistribute informational content undermines traditional pricing mechanisms for information goods, creating an…

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EuroGeographics, 17 Jul 2025

EuroGeographics is an independent international not-for-profit organisation representing Europes National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities. We also provide pan-European data produced using authoritative, reliable, comparable and verifiable geospatial data from official national…

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FORSETI (Doctrine), 19 Jun 2025

France and the European Union share a clear ambition: to establish Europe as a global leader in artificial intelligence. At Doctrine, we firmly believe that this goal can be achieved by fostering the development of European champions in specific verticals rather than engaging in an overly broad…

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THE DATA TANK VZW, 18 Jul 2025

Please see attached our letter as a feedback response to the proposed Data Union Strategy.

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Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos EGDPI, 18 Jul 2025

The attached document includes the contribution CENTRO ESPAÑOL DE DERECHOS REPROGRÁFICOS (CEDRO, the CMO that represents authors and publishers of books, newspapers, journals, magazines and sheet music.

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Eesti Infotehnoloogia ja Telekommunikatsiooni Liit, 18 Jul 2025

Eesti Infotehnoloogia ja Telekommunikatsiooni Liit (ITL) esitab käesolevaga vastuse Euroopa Komisjoni kutsele anda tagasisidet andmeliidu strateegia loomiseks. Oleme Eesti IKT valdkonna koostöövõrgustik, kes kõneleb digiühiskonna innovatsiooni ning tõhusa era- ja avaliku sektori koostöö eest.…

AIOTI urges clearer ownership rules for EU Data Union

Alliance for AI, IoT and Edge Continuum Innovation IVZW, 14 Jul 2025

AIOTI calls for better coordination of open-source efforts to address incomplete documentation. They emphasize the need for technical mechanisms to clarify data ownership and control rights. Finally, they advocate for balancing sector-specific diversity with common standards to enable interoperability.
Defining technical and legal frameworks would eliminate operational uncertainty for digital businesses.

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Stichting EGI, 18 Jul 2025

EGI Foundation welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the ECs Call for Evidence towards a European Data Union Strategy. Addressing Europe's Data Infrastructure Gap: - Europes lack of large home-grown commercial technology providers poses challenges and risks for European data exploitation.…

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Fundacja Moje Państwo, 18 Jul 2025

Please find attached the Moje Państwo Foundation contribution to the European Data Union Strategy.

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Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza Elektroniki i Telekomunikacji, 18 Jul 2025

KIGEiT (https://kigeit.org.pl/) is the oldest industry association representing ICT business sector in Poland for over 30 years. Our organization has witnessed all important breakthrough moments of the technology development since 1994, and yet we address the latest dynamic changes with a fast…

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International Data Spaces e. V., 18 Jul 2025

We at the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA), a global community dedicated to secure and sovereign data sharing, welcome the European Commissions initiative to create the Data Union Strategy public consultation. We are pleased to contribute to this important discussion and to share our…

Austrian public sector association demands equal data access rights

Verband der öffentlichen Wirtschaft und Gemeinwirtschaft Österreichs, 18 Jul 2025

Public companies must be recognized as system-relevant actors needing active access to data. They demand binding protection for critical data and a simplified regulatory framework.
Regulatory simplification and standardization would provide noticeable administrative relief for public entities.
Foreign platform providers would lose the ability to access sensitive European infrastructure data.

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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 17 Jul 2025

Please find my feedback in the attached document.

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European Federation of Associations of Market Research Organisations, 17 Jul 2025

EFAMRO and ESOMAR welcome the European Commissions initiative to develop a coordinated European Data Union Strategy aimed at enhancing data sharing, improving data quality, and reducing regulatory fragmentation. Representing the European and global market, opinion, and social research sector, which…

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Dedalus S.p.A., 17 Jul 2025

This consultation seeks input on shaping a Data Union Strategy that simplifies data regulations, enhances data availability, and promotes secure, large-scale data sharing across sectors. Dedalus is a global leader in the digital transformation of healthcare, with a presence in 38 countries and…

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Internet Infrastructure Coalition, 15 Jul 2025

Attached PDF: i2Coalitions formal response to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on the European Data Union Strategy, outlining key recommendations from the Internet infrastructure sector.

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Mack Schneider, 15 Jul 2025

Daten sind ein zentraler Faktor der Digitalökonomie und Grundlage der Industrie 4.0. Der Umgang mit Daten erfordert einen Ausgleich zwischen Datenschutz, Datensicherheit, Datenverwertung und Wettbewerb. Wir begrüßen die EU-Datenstrategie, mit welcher die EU für eine europäische Datenunion auf…

DigitalTrade4.EU urges dual-use focus for European Data Union strategy

DigitalTrade4.EU, 9 Jun 2025

The group calls for adopting digital standards and product passports for defense equipment. They also recommend investing in infrastructure that supports both trade and military logistics.
Harmonized standards would eliminate transaction delays and reduce administrative costs for member companies.
Dominant digital platforms would lose market power as new rules prevent vendor lock-in.