Lobby organisation
Union Internationale des Cinémas
Business group · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Union Internationale des Cinémas appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“UNIC’s mission is to promote and to protect the value of cinema exhibition in Europe and in its member territories by: • Providing UNIC members with up-to-date information on policy developments and market trends in Europe and elsewhere.”
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“• Representing the exhibition sector at EU-meetings, conferences and trade-related events and working with government institutions throughout Europe on implementing strategies that promote cinemas as well as a more creative and innovative European Union. • Liaising on the sector’s behalf with other industry stakeholders in Europe (distributors, producers, creators, other content industries, etc.) and with partners in the US. • Enabling high-level executives from the cinema industry to come together and share experiences in an informal way, benchmark progress and network in a trusted environment. • Co-organising CineEurope, Europe’s premier get-together of the exhibition community.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 24 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2025). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Catherine Griset | Réunion avec les représentants des exploitants des salles de cinémas |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Laurence Farreng | Soutien aux salles de cinéma en France et en Europe |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Pablo Arias Echeverría | Single market barriers and the impact of artificial intelligence on the EU film sector |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | Agora EU - Audiovisual |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Maravillas Abadía Jover | Live Piracy |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Marcos Ros Sempere | Meeting with UNIC |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Christel Schaldemose | geoblocking and other IMCO issues |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Per Clausen | employment and industry issues |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Mario Furore | AgoraEU |
| 16 May 2025 | Laurence Farreng | Festival de Cannes - Audiovisuel, Europe, IA et financement de la culture |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz | Discussion with representatives of the Polish cinema sector |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus | Addressing challenges faced by the Polish cinema industry |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Erik Marquardt | General exchange |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Aurore Lalucq | Secteur de l'exploitation cinématographique |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Pascal Arimont | Future of the Cinema sector in Europe |
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