Lobby organisation
European Publishers Council
Business group · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Publishers Council appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“The European Publishers Council (EPC) is a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of leading editorial media groups representing companies which are active in news media, television, radio, digital marketplaces, journals, e-Learning, databases and books delivering a diverse range of quality, independent content across different platforms to citizens across the EU and globally.”
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“We have been communicating with Europe’s legislators since 1991 on issues that affect the health and viability of journalistically driven media and publishing companies which uphold the freedom of expression, media diversity, and democratic debate in the European Union.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2021). 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 14 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 | Piotr Müller | Digital Omnibus |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Digital Omnibus |
| 19 Jun 2026 | Markéta Gregorová | GDPR omnibus meeting |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Alex Agius Saliba | Stakeholders meeting for the Digital Omnibus Opinion |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Media and tech policies |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 6 May 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 29 Mar 2023 | Alex Agius Saliba | stakeholders meeting EMFA |
| 18 May 2022 | Alexandra Geese | Online advertising and platforms |
| 11 Nov 2021 | Alexandra Geese | DSA and advertising |
| 10 Nov 2021 | Axel Voss | Artificial Intelligence |
| 30 Sep 2021 | Alexandra Geese | Event: EU-US Digital Summit |
| 16 Jun 2021 | Tiemo Wölken | Digital Markets Act |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Tiemo Wölken | Input im Rahmen einer Stakeholder-Webkonferenz zum Digital Services Act |
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