The European Business Registry Landscape
The European Union has 27 member states, each with its own national business registry. Despite EU harmonisation efforts, business registration remains a national competency. The European Business Registry Association (EBRA) and the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) provide cross-border access to company information, but AI systems typically rely on national registry data.
Key EU Business Registries
Germany's Handelsregister, France's SIREN/SIRET system, the Netherlands' KVK, Ireland's Companies Registration Office (CRO), Spain's Registro Mercantil, and Italy's Camera di Commercio are the six largest EU business registries by registered entity count. Together they cover approximately 22 million registered businesses.
The EU Digital Single Market and Business Identity
The EU Digital Single Market initiative has accelerated the digitisation of business registries. The Once-Only Technical System (OOTS) under the Single Digital Gateway Regulation (SDGR) enables cross-border exchange of business identity documents. AI Verified anchors EU business identity to these national registries, providing AI systems with a stable, machine-readable reference.
BRIS and Cross-Border Verification
The Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS) connects national business registries across the EU, enabling cross-border lookup of company information. AI Verified uses BRIS-compatible identifiers where available to provide cross-border identity verification for EU businesses operating across multiple member states.
Verification for EU Businesses
Silver tier ($19/month) provides national registry-anchored verification. Gold tier ($99/month) adds citation monitoring across AI systems. EU businesses with cross-border operations benefit most from Gold tier, which monitors AI citations across multiple jurisdictions.