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Mistral AI

Mistral AI is a French technology company that develops generative artificial intelligence models.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Ioan-Dragos Tudorache (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Sacha Halphen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

19 Dec 2025 · Intelligence artificielle générative et développement industriel en Europe.

Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

2 Dec 2025 · Copyright & IA

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

17 Nov 2025 · 28th Regime

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE and

17 Nov 2025 · Compétitivité et politique industrielle

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

12 Nov 2025 · Apply AI and Frontier AI Initiative

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

4 Nov 2025 · Réglementation de l'IA générative

Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and

16 Oct 2025 · Start-ups and Scale-ups; Artificial Intelligence

Mistral AI Urges Regulatory Simplification to Boost European Innovation

14 Oct 2025
Topic — The Commission is consulting on a digital omnibus package to simplify EU regulations.
Message — The company wants to eliminate redundant reporting across several digital laws. They suggest extending compliance deadlines for high-risk artificial intelligence systems. They also request broadening open-source exemptions to support hybrid business models.123
Why — Reduced bureaucracy would lower costs and free up resources for technical innovation.4
Impact — Companies holding exclusive data agreements with public entities would lose their market advantages.5
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Meeting with Michael McGrath (Commissioner) and

10 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on competitiveness

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Sept 2025 · Digital policies, Savings & Investments Union, Omnibus, Taxation, AI & Copyright

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2025 · Intelligence artificielle

Meeting with Michael Mcnamara (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2025 · EU's strategic AI priorities

Meeting with Dóra Dávid (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2025 · EU AI policies

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

1 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the implementation timeline, the GPAI Code of Practice and the template for the summary of training content.

Meeting with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology), Kilian Gross (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

6 May 2025 · Exchange of views on copyright and AI

Meeting with Arba Kokalari (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

29 Apr 2025 · AI in Financial Services

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Apr 2025 · Artificial Intelligence & Funding

Meeting with Alex Agius Saliba (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Apr 2025 · AI regulation

Meeting with Pierre Jouvet (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Apr 2025 · intelligence artificielle

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · AI Act

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · Présentation de l'entreprise

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · priorities for AI in the EU

Meeting with Andreas Schwab (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Apr 2025 · DMA

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

21 Mar 2025 · - Marché intérieur - Compétitivité - Sécurité économique - Simplification - Relation USA / Europe

Response to EU Start-up and Scale-up Strategy

17 Mar 2025

Implementing rules that support the development of SMEs and scale-ups is crucial for fostering a more competitive and innovative AI market. This is especially important in the generative AI industry, which requires extraordinary amounts of capital across the entire value chain. We strongly support the Commission's goal to bolster EU startups and scaleups via comprehensive policy, finance, and legislation, especially for competitive Generative AI companies. In the face of intense global competition, we call on the EC to urgently adopt concrete measures to support EU Generative AI SMEs and scaleups. 1. Modernizing the definition of SMEs to reflect the realities of capital-intensive, innovation-driven markets, like AI: The current SME definition, based on headcount and turnover, is inadequate for capital-intensive AI startups. It ignores the huge upfront costs AI companies face for hardware, data, talent, and the investments related to the massive compute needed for developing and training LLMs, even for those specialising in frugal models. There can be a clear discrepancy between the size of an AI company, often small in headcount, and the massive investments required to develop and train models. We recommend the Commission to draw new criteria and thresholds that would capture the significance of capital expenditures necessary for accessing computational resources and conducting R&D to maintain competitiveness. A new SME definition or a specific status for AI model developers would unlock vital funding and tailored regulations, empowering European AI startups to innovate and compete globally. 2. Facilitating access to finance and adopting a framework allowing SMEs to scale up: In order to grow and compete globally, EU startups should secure finance and investments. In Europe, AI Startups struggle with access to capital and critical investments, stifling their European development. This issue is even more acute as findings are much more accessible in competing regions like the US and China. A comprehensive EU financing strategy is crucial. In particular, the Commission should propose concrete measures to encourage a genuine EU VC fund ensuring the necessary capital for AI scale-ups as well as securing early-stage funding through simplified access and grants and incentivize institutional investors and insurers to significantly increase their investment in European AI startups. 3. Securing easier access and investment in R&D and public fundings: To solidify the EU's position as a global innovation leader, securing easier access and investment in R&D is crucial. Complex procedures and insufficient funds hinder startups, especially in AI. Europe's R&D spending also suffers from fragmentation across 27 Member States. EU companies invest significantly less in R&D than their US counterparts (In 2023, 42% of global R&D investment for the USA vs 18.7% in the EU). Accessing funds within Horizon Europe remains challenging due to complex eligibility criteria and administrative processes. This often deters startups from applying, as they must prioritize their limited resources and time to drive innovation in a highly competitive environment, rather than risking it on uncertain public funding applications. We urge the Commission to streamline grant processes, increase funding for high-potential projects, and promote public-private collaboration, ensuring European research delivers economic and societal impact. 4. Harmonising the regulatory landscape and introducing the 28th regime: The current patchwork of disparate national regulations, coupled with overlapping policies and excessive compliance burdens, creates significant barriers to entry for startups across the EU. Introducing a '28th regime' is therefore critical. This would create a unified, predictable framework, simplifying compliance, reducing administrative burdens, and stimulating innovation and cross-border collaboration, particularly for AI startups and scale-ups.
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Meeting with Hilde Hardeman (Director-General Publications Office) and

17 Mar 2025 · AI @ OP Community of Practice, Meeting with Mistral, Exchange and Discussion on Artificial Intelligence.

Meeting with Kilian Gross (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

4 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the Code of Practice

Meeting with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology), Kilian Gross (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

12 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the CoP for GPAI models providers and the template for the summary of training content.

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

23 Jan 2025 · EU tech agenda

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

25 Apr 2024 · AI Act, implementation of AI Office

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

1 Mar 2024 · Presentation of the company

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

31 Oct 2023 · Exchange of views on the AI Act

Meeting with Marcel Kolaja (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

18 Oct 2023 · discussion about the implications of the AI Act on Free and Open Source Software and business models building on Free and Open Source Software

Meeting with Eva Maydell (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

10 Oct 2023 · AI Act

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

13 Jul 2023 · Generative AI / AI