Lobby organisation
Bundesverband Musikindustrie e.V.
Business / industry · Media & publishing also Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Bundesverband Musikindustrie e.V. appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Der Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) vertritt die Interessen von rund 150 Tonträgerherstellern und Musikunternehmen, die gut 80 Prozent des deutschen Musikmarkts repräsentieren. Der Verband setzt sich für die Anliegen der Musikindustrie in der deutschen und europäischen Politik ein und dient der Öffentlichkeit als zentraler Ansprechpartner zur Musikbranche. Neben der Ermittlung und Veröffentlichung von Marktstatistiken gehören branchennahe Dienstleistungen zum Portfolio des BVMI.…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).
Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.
The MEPs they meet most
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2025 | Nela Riehl | IPFI |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Markus Ferber | AI and other challenges facing the music industry |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Sabine Verheyen | Cultural Policy |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Andrea Wechsler | EU Industry policy |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Markus Ferber | Current developments in the context of AI and impacts on Cultural and Creative Industries |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Christian Ehler | Cultural and Creative Industries |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Marion Walsmann | Entwicklungen im Kontext zu KI und damit verbundenen regulativen Rahmenbedingungen |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Erik Marquardt | Introductory meeting |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Markus Ferber | Challenges of artificial intelligence |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Tiemo Wölken | AI Act (staff level) |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Axel Voss | Digital policy |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Andreas Schwab | Digitalpolitik |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Markus Ferber | Artificial Intelligence Act |
| 28 Nov 2023 | Christian Ehler | Allgemeiner Austausch |
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