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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
DIGITALEUROPE

2. Address

Address1
Rue de la Science 37
 Address2
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City
Brussels
 State
Zip Code
B-1040
 Country
BEL

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Jerome Jean Ange Nicolai
​2025151634
​jerome.nicolai@digitaleurope.org
5. Senate ID#
​401110525-72384
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​DIGITALEUROPE
6. House ID#
​775100001
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2026
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​10,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Jerome Jean Ange Nicolai
 Date
4/20/2026 3:38:25 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Artificial intelligence and emerging technology policy, including preparation for Q2 2026 engagement regarding the White House AI Action Plan; the American AI Exports Program / AI Export Program, including DIGITALEUROPEs response to the related Call for Information and issues of trusted-allied participation, interoperability, and AI export rules; congressional AI policy proposals including the READ AI Models Act (H.R. 6461), concerning AI model transparency and documentation, and the Expanding AI Voices Act (H.R. 7158), concerning AI skills, research, and broader access to AI; and related transatlantic AI cooperation initiatives, including the Pax Silica initiative and Tech NATO concept, as they affect AI governance, standards, supply chains, and competitiveness.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joel
Guschker
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Jerome Jean Ange
Nicolai
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TRD

16. Specific lobbying issues

EU-U.S. trade and digital trade matters, including preparation for Q2 2026 engagement regarding the EU-U.S. trade agreement / trade framework (including implementation, market openness, tariff predictability, non-tariff barriers, and related economic-security issues); the U.S. Section 301 investigations on Industrial Excess Capacity, including concern regarding inclusion of the European Union and related written-response / consultation issues; the EU-U.S. cybersecurity mutual recognition agreement and related digital/cyber implementation under the trade framework; and trade- and market-access aspects of the American AI Exports Program / AI Export Program, including trusted allied participation, commercial deployment, investment conditions, and openness to trusted partners.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joel
Guschker
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Jerome Jean Ange
Nicolai
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

Telecommunications and secure connectivity policy, including preparation for Q2 2026 engagement regarding U.S.-EU cooperation on trusted telecom supply chains, secure connectivity in third countries, and next-generation network policy; NTIA-related issues including the Global Coalition on Telecommunications 6G Security and Resilience Principles, interoperability, and supply-chain resilience, and 5G/6G and AI-native telecom infrastructure; and related transatlantic telecommunications issues including the EU Digital Networks Act, investment conditions for next-generation connectivity, and open, interoperable, and trusted telecom infrastructure among allied partners.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joel
Guschker
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Jerome Jean Ange
Nicolai
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FOR

16. Specific lobbying issues

U.S.-EU foreign relations and transatlantic digital diplomacy, including preparation for Q2 2026 engagement regarding the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policys priorities on digital policy, standards, and emerging technology; U.S.-EU cooperation on secure connectivity in third countries and broader transatlantic technology cooperation among trusted partners; Washington-Brussels digital dialogue and related diplomatic coordination on AI, cyber, and digital policy; allied coordination around the Tech7 / G7 Digital Ministerial and related transatlantic technology deliverables; and broader U.S.-EU strategic coordination on digital sovereignty, critical technologies, and the Pax Silica initiative as they affect transatlantic relations.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Joel
Guschker
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Jerome Jean Ange
Nicolai
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)