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Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte

Other / unclassified · Media & publishing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Als staatlich anerkannte Treuhänderin vertritt die GEMA in Deutschland die Urheberrechte von über 100.000 Mitgliedern (Komponistinnen und Komponisten, Textautorinnen und Textautoren, Musikverlegerinnen und Musikverleger) sowie von über zwei Millionen Rechteinhabern aus aller Welt.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party444%
Greens/EFA333%
Socialists & Democrats222%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
2
2025
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
Alexandra Geese
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Gabriele Bischoff
1 meeting · S&D
Sergey Lagodinsky
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Sep 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
23 May 2025Tiemo WölkenKI & Urheberrecht
20 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
30 Jan 2025Sabine VerheyenMedia Policy
29 Jan 2025Nela RiehlMeeting with GEMA
12 Nov 2024Alexandra GeeseAI and copyright
25 Sep 2024Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
15 Nov 2023Axel VossDigital policy
25 Apr 2023Gabriele BischoffArtists Rights in the EU (meeting held by parliamentary assistant)

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