Axel Springer SE
AS SE
Axel Springer is a European multimedia company operating digital and print media brands including Business Insider, Politico, Bild, and Welt.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and
18 Nov 2025 · Developments in the publishing industries, upcoming initiatives from the EC
Meeting with Bjoern Juretzki (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
10 Oct 2025 · Discussion about ePrivacy and cookies
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs and
19 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 4
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Apple Inc. and
13 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 3
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and EuroCommerce and
6 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 2
Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l'Edition)
5 Mar 2025 · Copyright/authors’ rights and broader Intellectual Property Policy
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and EuroCommerce and
4 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1
Meeting with Manuela Ripa (Member of the European Parliament) and Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger
3 Mar 2025 · Media Policy
Meeting with Benjamin Boegel (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)
16 Jan 2025 · Invitation to WELT Economic Summit; Copyright Directive
Meeting with Jan Hendrik Dopheide (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)
15 Jan 2025 · Short introductory meeting
Meeting with Jördis Ferroli (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)
15 Jan 2025 · European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)
Meeting with Marta Kos (Commissioner)
15 Jan 2025 · Media situation in Western Balkans
Meeting with Lucia Yar (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Nov 2024 · Courtesy / Introduction meeting on protecting independent journalism
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and Ringier AG
18 Nov 2024 · AI Act and copyright
Meeting with Nicolae Ștefănuță (Member of the European Parliament) and Ringier AG
18 Nov 2024 · Meeting with a press outlets - discussing media landscape
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Nov 2024 · Exchange of views
Meeting with Verena Mertens (Member of the European Parliament)
13 Nov 2024 · Introductory Meeting
Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament) and Intel Corporation
13 Nov 2024 · EU-Digitalisierungspolitik
Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Oct 2024 · AI and intellectual property/AI Act
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Sept 2024 · Digital files
Meeting with Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and Mercator Institute for China Studies and The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford
28 Mar 2023 · Working dinner on China matters other guests: - Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU - Director North East Asia & China / Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK - Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU
Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
9 Mar 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and European Newspaper Publishers' Association and
7 Feb 2023 · European Media Freedom Act (staff-level)
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament) and Google and
1 Feb 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament) and Google and
1 Feb 2023 · European Media Freedom Act (Staff-Level)
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
16 Nov 2022 · Disinformation, Rule of Law, Media policy
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
25 Oct 2022 · Security of the internet
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
28 Jun 2022 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
17 Jun 2022 · MFA
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
14 Jan 2022 · Media freedom act
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
15 Jun 2021 · ePrivacy
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
10 Mar 2021 · Tour d'horizon médiatique avec Florian Eder de Politico
Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
8 Feb 2021 · ePrivacy Regulation, DMA and DSA
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
22 Jan 2021 · Future of Media
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
25 Nov 2020 · Media Action Plan and DMA
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
6 Nov 2020 · Welt European Summit 2020 organised by Die Welt - political comment followed by a discussion
Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and European Magazine Media Association and
6 Oct 2020 · DSA
Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)
15 May 2019 · Meeting with the Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
29 Oct 2018 · Digitisation in the media sector
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and European Newspaper Publishers' Association
13 Sept 2017 · copyright
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
17 May 2017 · DSM
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
15 Feb 2017 · Copyright
Meeting with Marco Valletta (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)
6 Dec 2016 · 28 issue publication
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
22 Nov 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
20 Jun 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
16 Feb 2016 · Copyright
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft and Guardian Media Group
25 Jan 2016 · Copyright
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner) and
14 Jan 2016 · Speech at Axel Springer WELT Economic Summit
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
13 Jan 2016 · 8th Welt Economic Summit
Meeting with Jean-Claude Juncker (President) and
13 Jan 2016 · Speech during dinner on the occasion of the WELT Economic Summit
Meeting with Jean-Claude Juncker (President) and
13 Jan 2016 · Speech at the dinner of the WELT Wirtschaftsgipfel
Meeting with Shane Sutherland (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)
9 Sept 2015 · Data Protection
Meeting with Irena Andrassy (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica), Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica) and European Magazine Media Association
8 Sept 2015 · Exchange of views on General Data Protection Regulation
Meeting with Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)
8 Sept 2015 · Digital Agenda
Meeting with Alfredo Sousa De Jesus (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
7 Sept 2015 · Data Protection Regulation
Meeting with Pierre Schellekens (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)
7 Sept 2015 · Data Protection
Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and
2 Sept 2015 · copyright
Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)
1 Sept 2015 · Data Protection & DSM
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
29 Jun 2015 · DSM
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
17 Jun 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)
17 Jun 2015 · GDPR
Meeting with Tatyana Panova (Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
16 Jun 2015 · General Data Protection Regulation
Meeting with Jan Mikolaj Dzieciolowski (Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu)
15 Jun 2015 · General Data Protection Regulation for the EU
Meeting with Christine Grau (Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn), Kyriacos Charalambous (Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn)
15 Jun 2015 · Media situation in Balkans, Digital Single Market and Data Protection
Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and Hubert Burda Media Holding Kommanditgesellschaft
21 Apr 2015 · Copyright / DSM
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
12 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market, copyright