MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Medienverband der freien Presse e.V.

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

As of 9 September 2026, Medienverband der freien Presse e.V. appears in 29 declared MEP meetings (18 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

29
declared meetings
with current MEPs
18
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der MVFP ist der Verband der deutschen Zeitschriftenverlage. Seine ca. 350 Mitglieder, zumeist mittlere oder kleinere Unternehmen, repräsentieren nach Reichweite und Umsatz ca. 90% des Marktes deutscher Zeitschriftenmedien, der insgesamt ca. 7000 Zeitschriftentitel in gedruckter Form und digitalen Varianten umfasst. Die Mitglieder des MVFP unterteilen sich in Publikums- und Fachmedien, sowie konfessioneller Presse. Der MVFP vertritt die publizistischen, kulturellen und…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 29 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1448%
Greens/EFA724%
Renew Europe414%
Socialists & Democrats414%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (15 in 2025).

2022
4
2023
2
2024
3
2025
15
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
8 meetings · EPP
Sergey Lagodinsky
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Erik Marquardt
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sabine Verheyen
2 meetings · EPP
Birgit Sippel
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Jun 2026Joanna Scheuring-WielgusAgoraEU
4 Jun 2026Moritz KörnerDigital Omnibus
20 Apr 2026Oliver SchenkDigital Omnibus and cookie fatigue
18 Mar 2026Angelika NieblerEU Digital Omnibus
5 Mar 2026Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
14 Oct 2025Andreas GlückEnvironment Policy
30 Sep 2025Sabrina ReppMedia
1 Sep 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
30 Jul 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
1 Jul 2025Axel VossProtection of children online
15 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
14 May 2025Nela RiehlStakeholder Roundtable:The Future of European Broadcasting, Press and Media: How to create a common European Media Space?
14 May 2025Diana Riba I GinerBroadcasting, press and media in the EU
14 May 2025Erik MarquardtStakeholder Roundtable: Broadcasting, Press and Media in the EU
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI

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