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European Composer and Songwriter Alliance

NGO / non-profit · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Composer and Songwriter Alliance appears in 25 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

25
declared meetings
with current MEPs
20
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ECSA’s main aim is to defend and promote the rights and interests of composers and songwriters at national, European and international level. The Alliance's goals include: - reinforce the perception of cultural and economic value of music in Europe and the world; - encourage European and international policy makers and regulators to support the creation of new and diverse music;…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 25 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1352%
Greens/EFA520%
European People's Party416%
Renew Europe28%
The Left14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
0
2024
6
2025
13
2026
5

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

Axel Voss
3 meetings · EPP
Hannes Heide
2 meetings · S&D
Emma Rafowicz
2 meetings · S&D
Sandro Ruotolo
2 meetings · S&D
Ilhan Kyuchyuk
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Jul 2026Nicola ZingarettiCopyright Directive - Music Streaming Market
2 Jun 2026Birgit Sippel“Authors’ Rights and Music Streaming in the Age of AI”
4 Mar 2026Alice KuhnkeAgoraEU - Culture
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus
3 Feb 2026Sandro RuotoloEvent on buyout
8 Oct 2025Mario FuroreCopyright and Ai
10 Sep 2025Emma RafowiczCULT/Musical sector
5 Sep 2025Victor NegrescuMeeting with European Composer and Songwriter Alliance on Copyright and Generative AI
3 Sep 2025Nela RiehlStakeholder Roundtable on Creators & Performers
1 Sep 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
8 Jul 2025David CormandCopyright/authors’ rights and broader Intellectual Property Policy
23 May 2025Tiemo WölkenKI & Urheberrecht
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
25 Feb 2025Ilhan KyuchyukRights of music authors in the EU
6 Feb 2025Sandro RuotoloGPAI code of practice

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