Lobby organisation
Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft e.V.
Business group · Media & publishing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Spitzenorganisation der Filmwirtschaft e.V. appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Die SPIO vertritt die Interessen der deutschen Film- und Videowirtschaft in den Sparten Filmproduktion, Filmverleih, Filmtheater und Audiovisuelle Medien. Als Dachverband von Berufsverbänden repräsentiert sie mehr als 1.100 Mitgliedsfirmen mit mehr als 60.000 ständig und 130.000 auf Projektbasis Beschäftigten, die einen Jahresumsatz von rund 8 Milliarden Euro erwirtschaften.”
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“Ziel der SPIO ist es, den deutschen Film in seiner Vielfalt, Qualität und internationalen Wahrnehmung zu stärken und seine Wettbewerbsfähigkeit als Wirtschafts- und Kulturgut zu sichern.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2026). 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | Sabine Verheyen | AgoraEU |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Axel Voss | AI Omnibus |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Axel Voss | Stakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Sabrina Repp | AgoraEU |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Erik Marquardt | General exchange |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Axel Voss | European Cinema |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 6 May 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 20 Mar 2024 | Christian Ehler | Cultural and digital Policy |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Daniel Freund | European Media Freedom Act (staff-level) |
| 26 Jan 2023 | Sabine Verheyen | Media Policy |
| 12 Jan 2023 | René Repasi | Digitaler Binnenmarkt und Filmwirtschaft |
| 21 May 2021 | Alexandra Geese | DSA and media |
| 12 Apr 2021 | Martin Schirdewan | Digital Services Act / Digital Markets Act |
| 24 Mar 2021 | Sabine Verheyen | DSA and MAAP |
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