Free Software Foundation Europe

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Free Software Foundation Europe e.V.

Abbreviation	FSFE
Formation	10 March 2001 (23 years ago) (2001-03-10)
Type	Charitable organization
Legal status	German registered association (eingetragener Verein)
Headquarters	Schönhauser Allee 6/7, Berlin, Germany
Location	Hamburg, Germany [1]
Coordinates	52°31′46″N 13°24′39″E / 52.52950°N 13.41086°E / 52.52950; 13.41086
Region served	Europe
President	Matthias Kirschner
Vice-President	Heiki Lõhmus
Founding-President	Georg Greve
Former Presidents	Georg Greve, Karsten Gerloff
Main organ	Core Team
Affiliations	FSF* network
Budget	c. €600,000
Website	fsfe.org
Formerly called	FSF Europe

The Free Software Foundation Europe e.V. (FSFE) is an organization that supports free software and all aspects of the free software movement in Europe, with registered chapters in several European countries.^[2] It is a registered voluntary association (German: eingetragener Verein) incorporated under German law.

FSFE was founded in 2001. It is the European sister organization of the US‑based Free Software Foundation (FSF), although each foundation exists as a separate organization.^[3] Following the return of Richard Stallman to the FSF in 2021, the FSFE declared themselves "unable to collaborate" with the FSF.^[4][5]