Lobby organisation
VAUNET - Verband Privater Medien e. V.
Business / industry · Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, VAUNET - Verband Privater Medien e. V. appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Ziele des VAUNET (ehemals VPRT): Deutschland hat heute das vielfältigste Rundfunk- und Medienangebot in Europa. Der private Rundfunk und die privaten elektronischen Medienanbieter sind ein wichtiger Wirtschaftsfaktor. Sie sind damit zugleich Motor für Innovation und Wachstum. Der Standort Deutschland muss mit den internationalen Entwicklungen auf einem dynamischen Medien- und Kommunikationsmarkt künftig Schritt halten können. Um die Zukunftsfähigkeit unseres Medienstandortes auch…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 11 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 (3 in 2021).
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 11 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Sabine Verheyen | Media Policy |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Sabine Verheyen | Media Policy |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Erik Marquardt | General exchange |
| 30 Nov 2023 | Axel Voss | Artificial Intelligence |
| 1 Feb 2023 | Birgit Sippel | European Media Freedom Act (Staff-Level) |
| 16 Nov 2022 | Alexandra Geese | Event: The importance of advertising for media freedom |
| 11 Jul 2022 | Sabine Verheyen | Geoblocking, DSA, EMFA |
| 25 May 2021 | Sabine Verheyen | DSA |
| 21 May 2021 | Alexandra Geese | DSA and media |
| 15 Mar 2021 | Alexandra Geese | Digital Services Act joint stakeholder meeting |
| 16 Nov 2020 | Sabine Verheyen | Media policy |
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