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Lobby organisation

The European Alliance of News Agencies

NGO or non-profit · Media & publishing · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, The European Alliance of News Agencies appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
€10k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“EANA was founded on August 21, 1956 in connection with a conference on new media technology held in Strasbourg. EANA´s predecessor Agences Alliées was founded in 1924 and was active until the World War II when the activities were discontinued. EANA serves as a forum for cooperation and exchange of information and experiences among European news agencies.”

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“Major objectives for EANA: To secure a business environment where news agencies can fulfil the task of independent and unbiased news reporting. This includes recognition of copyright and related rights for news agencies and access to sources of information. To promote co-operation and information exchange between member agencies. To offer member agencies a Pan-European professional forum for discussions and exchange of experiences and know-how by organising seminars, workshops etc […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats267%
European Conservatives & Reformists133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (1 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2024
1
2025
1
2026
1

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

Victor Negrescu
2 meetings · S&D
Antonella Sberna
1 meeting · ECR

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Mar 2026Antonella SbernaDisinformation (with actual title TBC, subtopics being AI & copyright enforcement)
8 Apr 2025Victor NegrescuEvent dedicated to the subject of European media in an AI world
16 Oct 2024Victor NegrescuEU policies for the digital transformation

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