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.
Response to Digital Omnibus revising several legislative acts in view of regulatory simplification
14 Oct 2025
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
Response to Communication on a Strategy for a European Data Union
18 Jul 2025
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
Response to Amendments to Taxonomy Delegated Acts
26 Mar 2025
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
Response to WHITE PAPER How to master Europe's digital infrastructure needs?
26 Jun 2024
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
Response to Initiative on virtual worlds, such as metaverse
3 May 2023
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)
Response to Regulation establishing a framework for the use of data in the EU
25 Jun 2021
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