Connect Europe

Connect Europe is the voice of the leading providers of connectivity networks and services in Europe.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Acting Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

13 Nov 2025 · Exchange of views on ongoing legislative work for the Cloud and AI Development Act.

Meeting with Andreas Schwab (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Oct 2025 · Digital Networks Act (upcoming)

Meeting with Pilar Del Castillo Vera (Member of the European Parliament) and AT&T, Inc.

9 Oct 2025 · Telecom policy

Meeting with Paulius Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2025 · Key digital connectivity legislative initiatives

Meeting with Francesco Torselli (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Oct 2025 · Incontro conoscitivo

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2025 · Breitbandausbau | DNA

Meeting with Marina Kaljurand (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2025 · EU Digital Policy

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2025 · Implementation of Letta and Draghi reports and upcoming DNA

Meeting with Michał Kobosko (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on Digital Networks Act, Cloud and AI Development Act, Digital Omnibus and digital sovereignty initiatives.

Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2025 · Politique numérique européenne

Meeting with Gerasimos Sofianatos (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

11 Sept 2025 · Connect Europe presented a reflection paper on LEO Satellite connectivity

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

27 Jun 2025 · Implementation details of the inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) area

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jun 2025 · Digital Network Act

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

22 May 2025 · Follow-up to the call for input concerning the future DNA. The aim was to present and discuss Connect Europe views on the spectrum policy, as well as discuss the 5G spectrum roadmap and satellite-related issues.

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

14 May 2025 · Democratic Tech Alliance

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

15 Apr 2025 · Implementation details of a possible inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) area

Meeting with Egelyn Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

7 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on consumer protection

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

12 Mar 2025 · Implementation details of a possible inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) area

Meeting with Michał Kobosko (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

4 Mar 2025 · Future of connectivity

Meeting with Eric Ducoulombier (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

13 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the topics of fraud and role of electronic communication service providers (ECSPs) in the context of the Payment Services package.

Meeting with Silke Dalton (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

5 Feb 2025 · Discussion on planned initiatives in the area of connectivity

Meeting with Peter Stuckmann (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

3 Feb 2025 · Discussion on planned initiatives in the area of connectivity

Meeting with Svenja Hahn (Member of the European Parliament) and

29 Jan 2025 · Renew Europe Stakeholder Roundtable: “Elevator Pitch for Better Single Market Rules”

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Jan 2025 · To hear interest representatives’ view on EU competition and telecom policy, and perspectives on clean, just, and competitive transition policies.

Meeting with Sophie Mueller (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

13 Jan 2025 · Touch Base on Standards and the HLF on standardisation

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Jan 2025 · Competition

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

12 Dec 2024 · Current market developments and views on the future of the sector.

Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament) and Europacable

22 Oct 2024 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

14 Oct 2024 · connectivity for competitiveness

Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Oct 2024 · Digital Infrastructure, Digital Networks Act

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Austausch EU-Politik

Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Nov 2023 · Sustainable and Sovereign Digital Infrastructure in Europe

Response to Administrative burden

28 Nov 2023

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Oct 2023 · telecom market

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

18 Oct 2023 · Posizione ETNO su CRA

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

21 Sept 2023 · discussion on EU digital policies

Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Deutsche Telekom

3 Jul 2023 · Gigabit Infrastructure Act

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

6 Jun 2023 · Digital infrastructure and single market for telco.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

6 Jun 2023 · Telecom policy

Meeting with Nicola Danti (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

25 Jan 2023 · Stakeholder consultation on the CRA

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

10 Nov 2022 · IGF and leadership panel

Meeting with Alin Mituța (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Oct 2022 · Path to the Digital Decade

Meeting with Elena Lizzi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

27 Sept 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament) and

18 Jul 2022 · Transatlantic Policy Week: July 18 to July 20

Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft

5 Jul 2022 · Data Act

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

8 Apr 2022 · Endorsing the Joint statement on Roaming and International calls between EU and Ukraine

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

29 Mar 2022 · Efforts to facilitate Roaming with Ukraine

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

29 Mar 2022 · Roaming, network costs and upscaling.

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

28 Feb 2022 · Discussion on the AIA and on data economy

Meeting with Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and GSMA Europe

16 Feb 2022 · Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act.

Meeting with Josianne Cutajar (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Telefonica, S.A.

9 Feb 2022 · Digital Decade Policy Programme

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

23 Nov 2021 · Sustainable Finance, Taxonomy

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

19 Jul 2021 · Pact for Skills roundtable with the digital transition sector.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

19 Jul 2021 · Skills Roundtable on Digital

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

1 Jul 2021 · Latest developments and the work in progress regarding the Trade and Technology Council (TTC)

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

19 Jan 2021 · Broadband cost reduction, digital identity, ePrivacy, Digital Decade / Digital Compass, 5G action plan, Green taxonomy, Open RAN

Meeting with Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas)

13 Jan 2021 · ETNO position on the NIS Directive review

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

25 Nov 2020 · Digital affairs

Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

22 Oct 2020 · NIS Directive review

Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and

19 Oct 2020 · Social dialogue

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

8 Sept 2020 · Connectivity, digital services, gatekeeper platforms, European cloud federation

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

13 Jul 2020 · To discuss digitally-enabled recovery from Covid

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and GSMA Europe

2 Jun 2020 · AI Civil Liability

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and GSMA Europe

18 Feb 2020 · 5G roll-out, strategic deployment agenda, Delegated Act on C-ITS and eCall

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

21 Jan 2020 · Data, 5G, cybersecurity, roaming, connected mobility

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

2 Dec 2019 · Meeting with CEOs in the Telecom sector

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

12 Sept 2019 · EMF and current feedback from EU markets on the issue

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

4 Sept 2019 · mobile standard 5G and electromagnetic field emissions

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

2 Jul 2019 · EU Digital Policy

Meeting with Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

5 Mar 2019 · 5G Security

Meeting with Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

19 Feb 2019 · 5G security

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

13 Dec 2018 · Mapping the main challenges and opportunities on the Code implementation across Member States

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

20 Sept 2018 · GDPR, privacy shield, e-privacy

Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová) and GSMA Europe

23 Aug 2018 · New deal for consumers

Meeting with Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and Deutsche Telekom

20 Jul 2018 · EU Consumer Protection Rules

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

31 May 2018 · Electronic Communication Code

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

29 May 2018 · Platforms, illegal content online, copyright

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

15 Mar 2018 · Electronic Communication Code; e-Privacy regulation

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

20 Feb 2018 · 5G, telecom framework, code, e-privacy

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

1 Feb 2018 · Code, spectrum, e-privacy

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

30 Jan 2018 · GDPR, e-privacy

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

30 Nov 2017 · Electronic Communications Code

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

22 Jun 2017 · e-Privacy

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

24 May 2017 · GDPR Implementation and Privacy Shield

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

11 Apr 2017 · Telecom review

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

23 Feb 2017 · Telecom review and e-privacy

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

6 Jan 2017 · e-Privacy

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

19 Dec 2016 · Discussion with industry on general data protection regulation implementation

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

29 Nov 2016 · Telecom review, roaming

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

23 Nov 2016 · ePrivacy

Meeting with Martin Übelhör (Digital Economy) and Telefonica, S.A.

8 Nov 2016 · ePrivacy directive

Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)

26 Oct 2016 · e-privace directive

Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)

26 Oct 2016 · ePrivacy directive

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

18 Oct 2016 · ETNO

Meeting with Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

18 Oct 2016 · Review ePrivacy Directive

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

27 Sept 2016 · Working lunch on Telecom reforms and roaming

Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)

9 Sept 2016 · e-privacy

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

6 Sept 2016 · telecom review

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

1 Sept 2016 · telecom policy

Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

29 Aug 2016 · Telecom review

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

26 Jul 2016 · Telco review, access regulation, 5G

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

30 Jun 2016 · Privacy shield, data protection

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

10 Jun 2016 · Telecom review

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

31 May 2016 · Telecoms Framework Review

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Commissioner)

31 May 2016 · Exchange of views on telecoms regulatory framework

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

31 May 2016 · Telecom review

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

26 May 2016 · Telco policy

Meeting with Sebastian Kuck (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

23 May 2016 · Digital Single Market, Financial Services

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

29 Apr 2016 · Telco policy

Meeting with Linsey Mccallum (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

18 Apr 2016 · EU Digital Policies

Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)

6 Apr 2016 · connected and automated driving

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

14 Mar 2016 · Telecom, internet of things, 5G, spectrum (incl UHF proposal), broadband and services, innovation

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

18 Feb 2016 · Data protection

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

12 Feb 2016 · EU digital policies and the future of the industry

Meeting with Julie Fionda (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

9 Feb 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

14 Jan 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and The Boston Consulting Group GmbH

8 Jan 2016 · Presentation of Study "Achieving Europe's DSM"

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

22 Oct 2015 · Telecom review

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

7 Jul 2015 · connected mobility

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)

5 Jun 2015 · TSM

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Digital Economy)

18 May 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager)

15 Apr 2015 · Developments in European Telecoms Market

Meeting with Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

6 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market - conference

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

5 Mar 2015 · Telecoms

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

10 Feb 2015 · Telecoms Single Market, review of electronic communication framework, spectrum, access, level playing field

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

18 Dec 2014 · Digital Economy and Society

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and GSMA Europe

12 Dec 2014 · Telecom Single Market, Trust and Security