European Publishers Council
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
European Publishers Council has 16 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2025-01-21 to 2026-05-27: 15 with the European Commission and 1 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 4456380381-30, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-01-26- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- non profit making organisation
- Declared lobbying cost
- €600,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 3.85
- Members
- 2
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Business and industry · Climate action · Communication · Competition · Consumers · Culture · Culture and media · Digital economy and society · Education and training · Justice and fundamental rights · Research and innovation · Single market
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Marco Giorello5
- Thomas Schmitz3
- Desislava Dimitrova1
- Fausto Matos1
- Emmanuelle Du Chalard1
Disclosed meetings
Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-05-27ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenDigital Fairness Actsource ↗
- 2026-05-13ECDesislava Dimitrova · Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn MicallefIntroductory meetingsource ↗
- 2026-03-26ECFausto Matos · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenDigital Omnibussource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECEmmanuelle Du Chalard · Head of UnitExchange of views on copyrightsource ↗
- Media and tech policiessource ↗
- 2025-10-01ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenExchange of views on the challenges faced by the news media sector in the context of AIsource ↗
- 2025-09-17ECSean Mernagh · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezEU competition policy and Digital Markets Act (DMAEU competition policy and Digital Markets Act (DMA)source ↗
- 2025-05-22ECMarie-Helene Boulanger · Head of UnitConsultation of media representatives and associations in the context of the preparation of the upcoming European Democracy Shield (“focus group”).source ↗
- 2025-05-21ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenPublishers industrysource ↗
- 2025-03-19ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 4source ↗
- 2025-03-13ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 3source ↗
- 2025-03-06ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 2source ↗
- 2025-03-04ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitCode of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1source ↗
- 2025-02-11ECRita Wezenbeek · DirectorOpening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)source ↗
- 2025-02-11ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitOpening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)source ↗
- 2025-01-21ECAnna Herold · Head of UnitExchange of views in the context of preparatory work on draft guidelines on Article 18(1) European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) to be issued by the European Commission under Article 18(9) of the EMFA.source ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has European Publishers Council disclosed?
European Publishers Council (EU Transparency Register no. 4456380381-30) appears in 16 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2025-01-21 and 2026-05-27: 15 with the European Commission and 1 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does European Publishers Council lobby on?
European Publishers Council's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Social, Technology, Climate, Industry. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does European Publishers Council meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, European Publishers Council has met Commission officials including Marco Giorello, Thomas Schmitz, Desislava Dimitrova, and MEPs including GEESE Alexandra. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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