Spotify
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
Spotify has 68 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-07-02 to 2026-05-27: 34 with the European Commission and 34 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 Stengg4
- Emmanuelle Du Chalard3
- Roberto Viola2
- Lucilla Sioli2
- Agata Gerba2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 68. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 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 ↗
- 2026-05-27ECRoberto 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 ↗
- 2026-05-27ECLucilla 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 ↗
- 2026-05-27ECGiuseppe 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 ↗
- 2026-05-20ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenAI, Cloud, Competitivenesssource ↗
- 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 ↗
- General exchange of viewssource ↗
- Music Industrysource ↗
- 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 ↗
- 2026-03-09ECBernd 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 ↗
- 2026-02-25ECAnna Herold · Head of UnitExchange of views on AVMSDsource ↗
- 2026-02-25ECCatherine Magnant · Head of UnitThe meeting was requested by Spotify to present their recently released Music Policy Roadmap.source ↗
- 2026-02-19ECDesislava Dimitrova · Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn MicallefFollow-up meetingsource ↗
- Copyrightsource ↗
- INI Copyright & AIsource ↗
- exchange of views on AI and copyright, as well as the forthcoming evaluation of the EU Copyright Directive.source ↗
- AI copyrightsource ↗
- Exchange of Viewssource ↗
- 2026-02-03ECEmmanuelle Du Chalard · Head of UnitExchange of views on copyrightsource ↗
- 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 ↗
- 2025-06-11ECFiona 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 ↗
- 2025-02-25ECEmmanuelle Du Chalard · Head of UnitExchange of views on the field of digital policies, including DMA, AI Act and copyright.source ↗
- 2025-02-25ECLucilla Sioli · DirectorExchange of views on the field of digital policies, including DMA, AI Act and copyright.source ↗
- 2025-02-25ECRita Wezenbeek · DirectorExchange of views on the field of digital policies, including DMA, AI Act and copyright.source ↗
- 2025-02-25ECRoberto Viola · Director-GeneralExchange of views on the field of digital policies, including DMA, AI Act and copyright.source ↗
- 2025-02-25ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenFostering a more competitive and innovation-friendly digital environment in Europesource ↗
- 2025-02-25ECGlenn Micallef · Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn MicallefIntroductory meeting with Spotifysource ↗
- 2025-02-25ECOlivier Guersent · Director-GeneralDiscussion of the Commission's enforcement of the DMAsource ↗
- 2025-02-04ECSean Mernagh · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezDMA enforcement and competition issues in relation to digital gatekeepers.source ↗
- 2025-01-30ECPeter Berz · Head of UnitMeeting (conference call) DG TRADE/Spotify: Implementation of Canada’s modernised Online Streaming Act, Thursday 30 January 2025 17h-17h45 CET - WebEx DG TRADE: Peter Berz, Ewa Krauza, José González de Chaves (F/1), Jan Saver (B/2), Nina Baumeistesource ↗
- Musiquesource ↗
- DMA implementationsource ↗
- General exchangesource ↗
- Event: shaping the future of tech and music in Europesource ↗
- Music and tech (roundtable)source ↗
- Déjeuner sur la musique en streamingsource ↗
- CULT prioritiessource ↗
- EU Competitiveness and Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industriessource ↗
- European digital policysource ↗
- Digital economysource ↗
- Exchange of Viewssource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has Spotify disclosed?
Spotify (EU Transparency Register no. 365747616583-15) appears in 68 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-07-02 and 2026-05-27: 34 with the European Commission and 34 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does Spotify lobby on?
Spotify's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Technology, Energy, Trade, Transport. 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, Emmanuelle Du Chalard, Roberto Viola, and MEPs including KOKALARI Arba, FARRENG Laurence, ABADÍA JOVER Maravillas. 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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