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Lobby organisation

Danske Medier

Business group · Media & publishing · HQ: Denmark · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Danske Medier appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Danske Medier har til formål at styrke demokrati, borgernes informationsret, den grundlovshjemlede trykkefrihed, pressefriheden og den redaktionelle uafhængighed. Foreningens grundlæggende opgave er at samle danske medier og beslægtede virksomheder til samarbejde om fælles anliggender for at sikre medierne maksimal indflydelse på egne vilkår. Foreningen skal herunder varetage danske mediers politiske interesser samt fremme en mangfoldighed af økonomisk bæredygtige medier.”

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“Foreningen skal hjælpe medlemmerne til succes såvel ideelt som kommercielt ved at arbejde for konkurrencedygtige politiske og kommercielle rammevilkår. Foreningen varetager og styrker medlemmernes interesser over for myndigheder og organisationer nationalt og internationalt. Foreningen kan bistå og herunder repræsentere medlemmerne i retssager i Danmark eller i udlandet i forbindelse med presseretlige, ophavsretlige og andre brancherelevante spørgsmål. (Uddrag af Danske Mediers vedtægter)”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats650%
European People's Party325%
The Left217%
Renew Europe18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
2
2022
2
2023
0
2024
4
2025
0
2026
4

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

Christel Schaldemose
6 meetings · S&D
Per Clausen
2 meetings · The Left
Henrik Dahl
2 meetings · EPP
Niels Flemming Hansen
1 meeting · EPP
Morten Løkkegaard
1 meeting · Renew

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 May 2026Henrik DahlAI copyright
8 May 2026Niels Flemming HansenMedia policy
29 Apr 2026Per ClausenOphavsret, frie medier og innovation
28 Apr 2026Christel SchaldemoseMedia policy
26 Nov 2024Christel Schaldemosegoogle
26 Nov 2024Morten LøkkegaardCompetition policy and data monopolies
26 Nov 2024Henrik Dahlexchange of views
26 Nov 2024Per ClausenSammenhængs­kraft, demokrati, tech, medier, innovation og konkurrence
18 Nov 2022Christel Schaldemoseactual files at the EP
26 Jan 2022Christel SchaldemoseDSA
19 Mar 2021Christel SchaldemoseDSA
25 Feb 2021Christel SchaldemoseDSA

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