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Lobby organisation

European Film Academy e.V.

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Film Academy e.V. appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The creation of the European Film Academy was the initiative of a group of Europe’s finest filmmakers brought together on the occasion of the first European Film Awards Ceremony held in November 1988. The organisation was finally founded in 1989 as the European Cinema Society by its first president Ingmar Bergman and 40 filmmakers to advance the interests of the…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

European People's Party4100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2026).

2023
1
2024
1
2025
0
2026
2

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

Sabine Verheyen
2 meetings · EPP
Manuela Ripa
1 meeting · EPP
Zala Tomašič
1 meeting · EPP

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 May 2026Sabine VerheyenAudiovisual Media Policy
16 May 2026Manuela RipaEuropean Film Production
10 Dec 2024Zala TomašičAudiovisual sector
7 Jul 2023Sabine VerheyenMedia Policy

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