Spotify
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
Spotify has 113 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2020-01-22 to 2026-09-24: 75 with the European Commission and 38 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 365747616583-15, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2025-08-20- Category
- Companies & groups
- Legal status
- AB
- Declared lobbying cost
- €900,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 2
- Members
- 1
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Business and industry · Competition · Consumers · Culture · Culture and media · Digital economy and society · Justice and fundamental rights · Research and innovation · Single market · Taxation · Trade · Youth
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Werner Stengg8
- Filomena Chirico5
- Thomas Schmitz3
- Egelyn Braun3
- Michele Piergiovanni3
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 113. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-09-24ECAlina-Stefania Ujupan · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana MînzatuBusiness roundtable hosted by the Information Technology Industry Council with US tech companies, focused on the challenges and opportunities created by AI in the workplacesource ↗
- 2026-09-24ECAnnukka Ojala · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana MînzatuBusiness roundtable hosted by the Information Technology Industry Council with US tech companies, focused on the challenges and opportunities created by AI in the workplacesource ↗
- 2026-09-17ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenAVMS/copyrightsource ↗
- Artificial intelligence in the music and streaming industrysource ↗
- Cultural and Creative Sectors in the Age of AIsource ↗
- European competitiveness and digital sovereigntysource ↗
- Exchange of viewssource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECEgelyn Braun · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathExchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECMichael McGrath · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathExchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECPrabhat Agarwal · DirectorRecently deployed AI-powered features made available on the streaming platform. Exchanged views on the labelling obligations descending from the AI Act. Copyright and remuneration, and on possible impacts of the DSA on its services.source ↗
- 2026-05-27ECGlenn Micallef · Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn MicallefIntroductory meetingsource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECGiuseppe Abbamonte · DirectorRecently deployed AI-powered features made available on the streaming platform. Exchanged views on the labelling obligations descending from the AI Act. Copyright and remuneration, and on possible impacts of the DSA on its services.source ↗
- 2026-05-27ECRoberto Viola · Director-GeneralRecently deployed AI-powered features made available on the streaming platform. Exchanged views on the labelling obligations descending from the AI Act. Copyright and remuneration, and on possible impacts of the DSA on its services.source ↗
- 2026-05-27ECMichele Piergiovanni · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenDigital policy issuessource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECLucilla Sioli · DirectorRecently deployed AI-powered features made available on the streaming platform. Exchanged views on the labelling obligations descending from the AI Act. Copyright and remuneration, and on possible impacts of the DSA on its services.source ↗
- 2026-05-27ECFiona Knab-Lunny · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathExchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECDesislava Dimitrova · Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn MicallefIntroductory meetingsource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECBjoern Seibert · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenDigital policy issuessource ↗
- 2026-05-20ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenAI, Cloud, Competitivenesssource ↗
- 2026-05-20ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenAI, Cloud, Competitivenesssource ↗
- 2026-05-19ECMichele Piergiovanni · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenExchange of views on various digital policy filessource ↗
- 2026-05-19ECIsabelle Perignon · Directorexchange of views on the Digital Fairness Act (DFA)source ↗
- Cultural and creative sectors in the age of AIsource ↗
- Digital policy, competitiveness, competitionsource ↗
- Digital policysource ↗
- EUROPE’S INNOVATION CHAMPIONS: FROM START-UP TO GLOBAL LEADERsource ↗
- Music Industrysource ↗
- General exchange of viewssource ↗
- Co-organisation d'un déjeuner autour des priorités de Spotifysource ↗
- 2026-03-09ECXavier Coget · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenExchange of views on transatlantic relations and legislative agenda of the European Commissionsource ↗
- 2026-03-09ECAntti Timonen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenExchange of views on transatlantic relations and legislative agenda of the European Commissionsource ↗
- 2026-03-09ECBernd Biervert · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičEU-US Trade relations; digital servicessource ↗
- 2026-03-02ECAgata Gerba · Head of UnitEU/US trade relations.source ↗
- 2026-02-26ECHelena Robyn · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéSpotify activities in the EU and internationally.source ↗
- 2026-02-25ECCatherine Magnant · Head of UnitThe meeting was requested by Spotify to present their recently released Music Policy Roadmap.source ↗
- 2026-02-25ECAnna Herold · Head of UnitExchange of views on AVMSDsource ↗
- 2026-02-19ECDesislava Dimitrova · Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn MicallefFollow-up meetingsource ↗
- Copyrightsource ↗
- exchange of views on AI and copyright, as well as the forthcoming evaluation of the EU Copyright Directive.source ↗
- INI Copyright & AIsource ↗
- AI copyrightsource ↗
- Exchange of Viewssource ↗
- 2026-02-03ECEmmanuelle Du Chalard · Head of UnitExchange of views on copyrightsource ↗
- 2025-12-19ECXavier Coget · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenTransatlantic relationssource ↗
- 2025-12-19ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenTransatlantic relationssource ↗
- 2025-09-30ECEmmanuelle Du Chalard · Head of UnitExchange of views on copyrightsource ↗
- 2025-09-30ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenDigital legislationsource ↗
- AIG and Copyrightsource ↗
- Digital policiessource ↗
- 2025-06-12ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenEU digital policysource ↗
- Audiovisual Media Policysource ↗
- 2025-06-11ECEgelyn Braun · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathExchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
- 2025-06-11ECFiona Knab-Lunny · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathExchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
- 2025-04-30ECRenate Nikolay · Deputy Director-GeneralExchange of views on DMA, copyright, and AIsource ↗
- DMA enforcementsource ↗
- 2025-04-09ECMiron Podgorean · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana MînzatuRegulation of gatekeepingsource ↗
- 2025-04-09ECMaria-Myrto Kanellopoulou · Head of UnitDigital Fairness Act (DFA)source ↗
- 2025-03-31ECEgelyn Braun · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathExchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Actsource ↗
- 2025-03-13ECAgata Gerba · Head of UnitDiscussion of current affairs and US policiessource ↗
- 2025-02-25ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenFostering a more competitive and innovation-friendly digital environment in Europesource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has Spotify disclosed?
Spotify (EU Transparency Register no. 365747616583-15) appears in 113 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2020-01-22 and 2026-09-24: 75 with the European Commission and 38 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does Spotify lobby on?
Spotify's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Technology, Energy, Trade, Industry. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does Spotify meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, Spotify has met Commission officials including Werner Stengg, Filomena Chirico, Thomas Schmitz, and MEPs including KOKALARI Arba, MAGONI Lara, FARRENG Laurence. 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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