Lobby organisation
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit organisation that was founded in Leipzig, Germany, 2015. It operates on the basis of the European Charter on Freedom of the Press and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.”
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“The vision of the Centre is a society where media freedom enables open discourse and everyone can seek, receive and impart information. ECPMF’s mission is to promote, preserve and defend media freedom. We do this by monitoring violations, providing practical support and engaging diverse stakeholders across Europe.”
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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 12 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2026 | Tonino Picula | Meeting |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Daniel Freund | Media Freedom Monitoring Report |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Tonino Picula | Meeting |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Sandro Ruotolo | Project on safety of journalists |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Daniel Freund | Safety of Journalists |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Sabine Verheyen | Media Policy |
| 5 May 2025 | Sophie Wilmès | Media freedom |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Christel Schaldemose | European Democracy Shield |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Katarina Barley | Medienfreiheit |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Katarina Barley | Exchange of views |
| 25 Jun 2020 | Birgit Sippel | Presentation and exchange of views on policy paper on SLAPPs co-signed by 119 civil society organisations |
| 5 Sep 2019 | Sabine Verheyen | Media Freedom |
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