European Publishers Council

EPC

The European Publishers Council (EPC) is a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of leading media groups representing companies which are active in news media, television, radio, digital marketplaces, journals, e-Learning, databases and books delivering a diverse range of quality, independent content across different platforms and devices to citizens across the EU and globally.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Oct 2025 · Media and tech policies

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

1 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on the challenges faced by the news media sector in the context of AI

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

17 Sept 2025 · EU competition policy and Digital Markets Act (DMAEU competition policy and Digital Markets Act (DMA)

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 Thomas Schmitz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

21 May 2025 · Publishers industry

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

6 May 2025 · Copyright and generative AI

Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) 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

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 Rita Wezenbeek (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

11 Feb 2025 · Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)

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 Alex Agius Saliba (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Partnership for Democracy

29 Mar 2023 · stakeholders meeting EMFA

Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

9 Mar 2023 · Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

29 Sept 2022 · Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

20 Jul 2022 · European Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

13 Jun 2022 · Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

25 May 2022 · Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Nov 2021 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

24 Apr 2020 · COVID-19 impact on news media

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

28 Jan 2020 · State of media sector, copyright implementation, advertising market, digital services, data

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)

20 Nov 2019 · Meeting on the role of competition policy

Meeting with Antoine Kasel (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and

31 Jan 2018 · The VAT for digital publications

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

14 Sept 2017 · Copyright

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

1 Jun 2017 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

22 May 2017 · Copyright

Meeting with Antti Timonen (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen), Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen) and Sanoma Corporation

1 Feb 2017 · Digital Single Market Strategy and Investment Plan for Europe

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

23 Nov 2016 · E-privacy review

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

9 Nov 2016 · copyright

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

27 Sept 2016 · Copyright

Meeting with Sebastian Kuck (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

1 Sept 2016 · Publisher's rights / copyright

Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

6 Jul 2016 · Publishers and copyright

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

30 Jun 2016 · copyright

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

30 Jun 2016 · Copyright

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and

9 Mar 2016 · copyright

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

23 Feb 2016 · copyright

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

23 Feb 2016 · Digital Single Market

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

11 Dec 2015 · DSM, copyright

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

2 Dec 2015 · copyright

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

2 Dec 2015 · AVMSD

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

2 Dec 2015 · copyright

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

7 Oct 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy) and

2 Sept 2015 · copyright

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

13 Jul 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

15 Apr 2015 · Copyright / DSM

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

30 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics) and RELX

25 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market and Copyright

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

26 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Jean-Claude Juncker (President)

26 Feb 2015 · Receives CEOs of European Publisher Groups

Meeting with Martin Selmayr (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker), Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

26 Feb 2015 · Working lunch

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner), Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

26 Feb 2015 · Copyright, DSM

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

19 Feb 2015 · Publishers in the Digital Single Market

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

19 Feb 2015 · Platforms and data

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

10 Feb 2015 · Ancillary right

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

3 Feb 2015 · Digital Single Market

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

21 Jan 2015 · Digital Single Market, copyright

Meeting with Marlene Holzner (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

21 Jan 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

21 Jan 2015 · Copyright

Meeting with Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

21 Jan 2015 · Interoperability and promotion of quality digital educational resources