Lobby organisation
Universal Music Group NV
Business / industry · Media & publishing · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Universal Music Group NV appears in 25 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“UMG is a recorded music business and music publisher that discovers and develops music creators, recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMG engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry more generally.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 25 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 (10 in 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | Lara Magoni | Report “Cultural and creative sectors in the age of AI” |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Hannes Heide | Exchange of views on cultural policy |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Malik Azmani | Courtesy call |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 1 Sep 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 26 May 2025 | Laurence Farreng | Mission de la Commission CULT à Los Angeles |
| 8 May 2025 | Michael McNamara | AI & Copyright |
| 7 May 2025 | Manuela Ripa | AI, creators' rights |
| 6 May 2025 | Auke Zijlstra | AI |
| 6 May 2025 | Axel Voss | Copyright and generative AI |
| 6 May 2025 | Emma Rafowicz | CULT/Musical sector |
| 6 May 2025 | Hannes Heide | Exchange of views on cultural policy |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Lara Wolters | Copyright and IP |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Lara Wolters | Intellectual property, cultural policy |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Axel Voss | Digital files |
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