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Video Games Europe

Business group · Technology & digital · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Video Games Europe appears in 60 declared MEP meetings (45 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

60
declared meetings
with current MEPs
45
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“To provide the European video game sector with a central point of contact and dialogue with the Government of the European Union and its institutions and with other organisations and institutions thoughout the world which may relevant with respect to International Agreements and Treaties.”

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“To study any legal issue and business affair related to the development, production, marketing and distribution of videogames, reference and educational works distributed on digital storage or any other medium including the internet. To promote and stress the economic, cultural, social and scientific values of the videogame industry in a national, European and international context and to promote the recognition of this concept to legal and public authorities (...) Since 1998, Video Games Europe has ensured that the voice of a responsible games ecosystem is heard and understood, that its creative and economic potential is supported.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 60 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2237%
Socialists & Democrats1525%
European Conservatives & Reformists915%
Renew Europe813%
Greens/EFA58%
The Left12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (31 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
6
2023
4
2024
9
2025
10
2026
31

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

Laurence Farreng
5 meetings · Renew
Axel Voss
4 meetings · EPP
Jörgen Warborn
2 meetings · EPP
Pascal Arimont
2 meetings · EPP
Sebastian Tynkkynen
2 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 Oct 2026Jörgen WarbornDigital policy
7 Oct 2026Maria GuzeninaExchange of views on EU Kids Act
6 Oct 2026Joanna Scheuring-WielgusProtection of Minors and Age Verification in Games
6 Oct 2026Sandro RuotoloKids Act
6 Oct 2026Lara MagoniIntroductory meeting and EU Kids Act
30 Sep 2026Ana Miguel PedroEU kids Act
29 Sep 2026Isilda GomesDigital Fairness Act + Protection of minors online
28 Sep 2026Victor NegrescuExchange on the Digital Fairness Act and the video games sector
2 Jul 2026Sebastian TynkkynenDigital Omnibus
30 Jun 2026Sebastian TynkkynenEU:n video­pe­li­lainsää­däntö
11 Jun 2026Pablo Arias EcheverríaThe European video game sector and the protection of minors online
10 Jun 2026Nina CarberryOnline Safety
8 Jun 2026Francesco TorselliDigital Networks Act
3 Jun 2026Laurence FarrengEvénement sur les business models et la politique du jeu vidéo européen
27 May 2026Elena Sancho MurilloDigital Omnibus meetings

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