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European Publishers Council

Business / industry · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Publishers Council appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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. We have been communicating with Europe’s legislators…”

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.

Greens/EFA542%
European People's Party325%
Socialists & Democrats325%
European Conservatives & Reformists18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2021).

2020
1
2021
4
2022
1
2023
1
2024
0
2025
3
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

Alexandra Geese
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Axel Voss
3 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
2 meetings · S&D
Alex Agius Saliba
1 meeting · S&D
Markéta Gregorová
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
6 Jul 2026Piotr MüllerDigital Omnibus
19 Jun 2026Markéta GregorováGDPR omnibus meeting
2 Oct 2025Alexandra GeeseMedia and tech policies
1 Sep 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
29 Mar 2023Alex Agius Salibastakeholders meeting EMFA
18 May 2022Alexandra GeeseOnline advertising and platforms
11 Nov 2021Alexandra GeeseDSA and advertising
10 Nov 2021Axel VossArtificial Intelligence
30 Sep 2021Alexandra GeeseEvent: EU-US Digital Summit
16 Jun 2021Tiemo WölkenDigital Markets Act
12 Jun 2020Tiemo WölkenInput im Rahmen einer Stakeholder-Webkonferenz zum Digital Services Act

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