Association of European Radios

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.5 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

2

High-level Commission meetings

5

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Association of European Radios   (AER)

    EU Transparency Register

    6822083232-32 First registered on 23 Jul 2008

    Goals / Remit

    The Association of European Radios (AER) is a Europe-wide trade body representing the interests of over 4,500 private/commercial radio stations across the EU28 and in Switzerland.

    AER's main objective is to develop and improve the most suitable framework for private commercial radio activity. AER constantly follows EU actions in order to contribute, to enrich and develop the radio sector.

    Furthermore, AER intends to promote the diffusion and the use of new technologies in radio transmission.

    AER encourages co-operation between its members and with other European radio stations and associations, in order to preserve and develop freedom of speech, freedom of enterprise, private initiative and the protection of listeners.

    Main EU files targeted

    AER follows initiatives related to

    - Copyright, especially:
    Directive 2001/29/EC of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society
    And
    Directive 2014/26/EU of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market
    And
    Proposal for a Regulation on ensuring the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market
    And
    Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission

    - Spectrum management and net neutrality, and electronic communication infrastructure, especially:
    Regulation laying down measures concerning the European single market for electronic communications and to achieve a Connected Continent
    And
    Regulatory framework for electronic communications
    in the European Union

    - State aid to public broadcasting, especially:
    Communication from the Commission on the Application of State Aid Rules to Public Service Broadcasting

    - Advertising, such as:
    Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market

    - As well as the Directive 2010/13/EU of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive)

    - And any initiative related to media

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue des deux églises 26
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 10 Jul 2019

    Name Start date End Date
    Francesca FABBRI 08 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Francesca FABBRI 25 Oct 2022 25 Oct 2023
    Francesca FABBRI 28 Mar 2020 27 Mar 2021
    Marie-Pierre MOALIC 12 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2020
    Francesca FABBRI 08 Mar 2019 07 Mar 2020
    Marie-Pierre MOALIC 06 Dec 2018 12 Sep 2019
    Vincent SNEED 23 Oct 2018 21 Feb 2019
    Marie-Pierre MOALIC 30 May 2018 01 Dec 2018
    Marie-Pierre MOALIC 06 Dec 2017 30 May 2018
    Vincent SNEED 10 Oct 2017 10 Oct 2018
    Marie-Pierre MOALIC 18 May 2017 17 Nov 2017
    Vincent SNEED 30 Sep 2016 28 Sep 2017
    Gabrielle ROBITAILLE 25 May 2016 31 Aug 2016
    Vincent SNEED 25 Sep 2015 23 Sep 2016
    Mr Etienne Barlet 29 Apr 2015 27 Oct 2015
    Ms AEDIN BURKE CONBOY 01 Oct 2014 30 Mar 2015
    Vincent SNEED 27 Aug 2014 22 Aug 2015
    Ms Raminta Šulskutė 29 Jan 2014 28 Jul 2014
    Federica RAMPULLA 15 Oct 2013 08 Apr 2014
    Ms Laura Ruiz Trullols 26 Sep 2013 24 Jan 2014
    Vincent SNEED 09 Jul 2013 06 Jul 2014
    Mr Frantisek Markovic 06 Apr 2013 06 Jul 2013
    Ms Soraya Maanani 31 Jan 2013 01 Jul 2013
    Mr Stefano Lambertucci 04 Oct 2012 02 Apr 2013
    Ms Alicia Gabán Barrio 31 Aug 2012 21 Dec 2012
    Vincent SNEED 31 Aug 2012 27 Jun 2013
    Francesca FABBRI 13 Dec 2011 11 Apr 2012
    Mr Igor BASANSKYI 30 Jan 2012 01 Jul 2012

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Francesca FABBRI (Association Manager)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Matt PAYTON (Secretary General)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    European Advertising Standards Alliance
    WorldDAB Forum
    World Intellectual Property Organisation
    Advertising Information Group
    European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    Digital Agenda Intergroup and Creative Industries Intergroup
    European Internet Forum

    Communication activities

    AER organises an annual conference often dealing with the issues presented above under "Main EU initiatives, policies and legislative files currently followed by your organisation"

    AER is part of MediaRoad, an EU-funded project (Horizon 2020 - DG CONNECT)

    Other activities

    AER is composed of private radio national associations and commercial radio stations, whose target is to promote private radio broadcasters' interests in Europe and to offer assistance to its members.

    Main fields of interest:
    Advertising Standards
    Audiovisual Media Services
    Competition
    Consumer Affairs
    Copyright
    Data Protection
    Digital Agenda
    Disinformation / Fake News
    eCommerce
    Freedom of expression
    Information Society
    Internal Market
    Media Pluralism
    Net neutrality
    Services
    Social Dialogue
    Spectrum Management
    Technology and Transmission Standards

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    5 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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