EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union)
EBU-UER
To promote and defend the interests of its Members in the field of broadcasting (i.e.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Krzysztof Kuik (Head of Unit Competition)
10 Nov 2025 · Evaluation of the Broadcasting Communication – Public Consultation
Response to Digital Omnibus revising several legislative acts in view of regulatory simplification
14 Oct 2025
Meeting with Sabrina Repp (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Oct 2025 · Media
Response to Digital Networks Act
11 Jul 2025
Meeting with Marie-Helene Boulanger (Head of Unit Justice and Consumers) and
22 May 2025 · Consultation of media representatives and associations in the context of the preparation of the upcoming European Democracy Shield (“focus group”).
Meeting with Estelle Ceulemans (Member of the European Parliament)
15 May 2025 · Union Européenne de Radio-Télévision (UER) et RTBF - Présentation priorités des médias de service public
Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament) and
14 May 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable: Broadcasting, Press and Media in the EU
Meeting with Diana Riba I Giner (Member of the European Parliament) and
14 May 2025 · Broadcasting, press and media in the EU
Meeting with Nela Riehl (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and
14 May 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable:The Future of European Broadcasting, Press and Media: How to create a common European Media Space?
Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)
8 May 2025 · Media Policy; EU Democracy Shield
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
6 May 2025 · Copyright and generative AI
Meeting with Nathalie Loiseau (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
9 Apr 2025 · Lutte contre les campagnes de désinformation
Meeting with Emma Rafowicz (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Apr 2025 · Médias de service public
Meeting with Gerasimos Sofianatos (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
28 Mar 2025 · Future of the sub-UHF band, review of the European Electronic Communications Code
Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Commissioner) and
27 Mar 2025 · Overview of portfolio for the Mediterranean, audiovisual & media sectors across the Mediterranean region and the role of EBU.
Meeting with Anna Herold (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
27 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views in the context of the evaluation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) Reg. number: Ares(2025)2853348
Meeting with Glenn Micallef (Commissioner) and
19 Mar 2025 · Introductory meeting
Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and
19 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the state of play on media policy, including on the role and the upcoming evaluation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the preparations for the European Democracy Shield. Presentation of the EBU’s policy
Meeting with Maria Guzenina (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Mar 2025 · Lunch event
Meeting with Peter Stuckmann (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
13 Mar 2025 · The 3 studies commissioned to WIK and EY and the upcoming review of the European Electronic Communications Code.
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) 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
6 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 2
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and
4 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1
Meeting with Tomas Tobé (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
18 Feb 2025 · European Democracy Shield
Response to Single Market Strategy 2025
31 Jan 2025
Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and
24 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on platform responsibilities (DMA), the reform of the European Electronic Communications Code, and AI Act implementation.
Meeting with Anna Herold (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and
21 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views in the context of preparatory work on draft guidelines on Article 18(1) European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) to be issued by the European Commission under Article 18(9) of the EMFA.
Meeting with Sophie Wilmès (Member of the European Parliament)
13 Jan 2025 · Rule of law - Press freedom
Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament) and
9 Dec 2024 · Priorities for the mandate 2024-2029
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Dec 2024 · Event on AI
Meeting with Ana Catarina Mendes (Member of the European Parliament)
7 Nov 2024 · Priorities for the new term for the public sector media
Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament)
7 Nov 2024 · Cult priorities 2024-2029
Meeting with Ville Niinistö (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Oct 2024 · :Media
Meeting with Diana Riba I Giner (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Oct 2024 · Media and audiovisual policies
Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament) and Meetic Group, a Match Group Company
10 Oct 2024 · Priorities for the mandate 2024-2029
Meeting with Hanna Gedin (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Oct 2024 · Media freedom
Meeting with Anna-Maja Henriksson (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Oct 2024 · Media policy
Meeting with Hannes Heide (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views on media policy
Meeting with Michalis Hadjipantela (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Oct 2024 · Meeting with EBU for media independence
Meeting with Sunčana Glavak (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Oct 2024 · Meeting on the situation in the European Public Media and Broadcasting sector
Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Oct 2024 · Priorities for the new mandate
Response to Guidelines on the Protection of Minors online (under Article 28 of the Digital Services Act)
26 Sept 2024
Meeting with Eleonora Meleti (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Audiovisual and media policies
Meeting with Matjaž Nemec (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Priorities for the new Parliamentary term
Meeting with Maria Guzenina (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Policy priorities for media
Response to WHITE PAPER How to master Europe's digital infrastructure needs?
28 Jun 2024
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and
5 Feb 2024 · Future of connectivity
Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
22 Nov 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
10 Oct 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
18 Sept 2023 · preparation event
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
10 Jul 2023 · Implementation of the 2018 Geoblocking Regulation
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel
14 Jun 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Stelios Kouloglou (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel
13 Jun 2023 · European Media Freedom Act and public broadcasters
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
20 Apr 2023 · APAs - Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)
19 Apr 2023 · European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) (Staff-level)
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
31 Mar 2023 · World Radiocommunication conference 23 and the future use of the Lower Ultra high Frequency band
Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and ZDF Europabüro Brüssel
16 Mar 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
9 Mar 2023 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Martina Michels (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Mar 2023 · Exchange of Views on Implementation report on AVMD Implementation, DSA and EMFA
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
1 Mar 2023 · European Media Freedom act
Meeting with Maria Walsh (Member of the European Parliament)
28 Feb 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Magazine Media Association
28 Feb 2023 · Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Maria Walsh (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Feb 2023 · Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Response to Recommendation on fighting against online piracy of live content
10 Feb 2023
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
10 Feb 2023 · Spectrum, European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
10 Feb 2023 · Spectrum policy
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament) and
1 Feb 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Lauriane Bertrand (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
13 Jan 2023 · Discussion on Spectrum and Day of European authors
Meeting with Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel
14 Dec 2022 · To discuss the EBU position concerning the upcoming WRC-23 and the future use of the Lower UHF band
Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
9 Dec 2022 · proposal for a Council Decision on WRC-23
Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
22 Nov 2022 · Public service media
Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
13 Oct 2022 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
12 Oct 2022 · Implementierung AVMD
Meeting with Marc Angel (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and EUROCINEMA, Association de producteurs de cinéma et de télévision
13 Sept 2022 · Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
5 Sept 2022 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
1 Sept 2022 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
1 Sept 2022 · Political Advertising
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
16 Jun 2022 · Media freedom
Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
9 Jun 2022 · Media, EMFA
Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Google
7 Jun 2022 · Political Advertising
Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Competition)
13 Dec 2021 · development of the European broadcasting markets , competition law and state aid
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
22 Oct 2021 · Launch of the dialogue on availability and access to audio-visual content
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
13 Jul 2021 · Media freedom and pluralism
Response to Commission Recommendation on ensuring safety of journalists in the European Union
20 May 2021
Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and
12 Apr 2021 · Pact for skills roundtable with the creative cultural industries.
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
12 Apr 2021 · Skills roundtable Cultural and Creative Ecosystem
Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
16 Nov 2020 · DSA and DMA
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
16 Nov 2020 · DSA and DMA
Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
15 Jun 2020 · Exchange on the impact of COVID-19 and Recovery Plan; EBU’s open space project
Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
23 Apr 2020 · Future of public service media distribution (online distribution costs, service integrity, content prominence, DTT spectrum, 5G Broadcast)
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
21 Apr 2020 · Economic impact of COVID-19
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
3 Apr 2020 · Impact du COVID-19 sur le secteur audiovisuel et media
Response to Evaluation of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
20 Feb 2020
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and
5 Sept 2019 · Future funding of Media platforms
Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)
30 Jan 2019 · Disinformation
Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
26 Nov 2018 · Audiovisual
Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
22 Oct 2018 · Introductory meeting with new EBU Technical Director
Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
5 Oct 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
7 Sept 2018 · Broadcasting regulation
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
19 Jun 2018 · Copyright, CabSat
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
19 Jun 2018 · Public sector media in the European media sector
Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel) and ARD-Verbindungsbüro Brüssel
19 Apr 2018 · Copyright
Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
14 Mar 2018 · platform-related issues
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
23 Jan 2018 · SatCab Regulation
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
23 May 2017 · Media Research & Innovation
Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
8 Mar 2017 · potential scheme that could foster innovation and creativity in the audiovisual and radio sector
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and
2 Dec 2016 · copyright
Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy)
12 Jul 2016 · Telco review
Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
20 Jun 2016 · Telco review, must-carry-rules
Meeting with Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
23 May 2016 · AVMS Directive, R&D and media innovation
Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)
18 May 2016 · AVMSD, copyright, telecom review
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
13 May 2016 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
3 May 2016 · Digital Single Market and Sport Broadcasting
Meeting with Kilian Gross (Digital Economy)
2 May 2016 · audiovisual media research programme
Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
9 Mar 2016 · AVMSD
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
29 Feb 2016 · Spectrum, UHF band
Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
17 Dec 2015 · copyright, AVMS
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
26 Nov 2015 · Copyright reform, portability, fight against piracy
Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner) and
26 Nov 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Antoine Kasel (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
17 Nov 2015 · Outreach towards citizens
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
9 Oct 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
10 Sept 2015 · DSM
Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
14 Jul 2015 · Science of climate change, social and economic challenges
Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
20 Apr 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and
15 Apr 2015 · Copyright, audiovisual media
Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Commissioner)
23 Mar 2015 · Role and challenges of Public Service Media
Meeting with Marlene Holzner (Digital Economy), Marlene Holzner (Digital Economy)
6 Mar 2015 · Media
Meeting with Jonathan Michael Hill (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
24 Feb 2015 · Discussion of areas of common interest
Meeting with Fabien Dell (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)
10 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market
Meeting with Marlene Holzner (Digital Economy), Marlene Holzner (Digital Economy), Marlene Holzner (Digital Economy)
6 Feb 2015 · Media