Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

300,000€ - 399,999€

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

12

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger   (BDZV)

    EU Transparency Register

    201132116888-24 First registered on 09 Apr 2015

    Goals / Remit

    Der Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger (BDZV) vertritt als Spitzenorganisation die Interessen der Zeitungsverlage und digitalen Publisher in Deutschland und auf EU-Ebene. Im BDZV sind 318 Medienmarken mit rund 2800 digitalen journalistischen Angeboten organisiert. Gegründet wurde der Verband 1954 als Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger. Zu seinen Aufgaben gehören insbesondere:

    Die Wahrung der Unabhängigkeit der deutschen Zeitungen und Digitalpublisher.
    Die Wahrung und Förderung des Ansehens der Zeitungsverlage und Digitalpublisher in der Öffentlichkeit und deren Vertretung gegenüber Bundesregierung, Bundestag, Behörden und Organisationen.
    Die Förderung der Ausbildung des Nachwuchses in den Mitgliedsunternehmen.
    Die Führung von Verhandlungen in sozialrechtlichen Angelegenheiten und der Abschluss von Tarifverträgen.

    Der BDZV hat die Rechtsform eines eingetragenen Vereins (e.V.), Organe sind der Vorstand und die Delegiertenversammlung.

    Main EU files targeted

    Aufgabenfelder: Pressefreiheit, Pressevielfalt und Pluralismus, Kultur und Medien, digitaler Binnenmarkt, Wettbewerb, Datenschutz, Urheberrecht und geistiges Eigentum, Mehrwertsteuer, Werbeverbote und Werbebeschränkungen, Netzneutralität.

    Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)

    Proposal for a Regulation concerning the respect for private life and the protection of personal data in electronic communications and repealing Directive 2002/58/EC (Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications) (COM/2017/010 final - 2017/03 (COD))

    2018 Code of Practice on Disinformation

    Directive (EU) 2018/1808 amending Directive 2010/13/EU 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) in view of changing market realities

    Proposal for a Regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters (COM/2018/225 final - 2018/0108 (COD))

    Council Directive (EU) 2018/1713 of 6 November 2018 amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards rates of value added tax applied to books, newspapers and periodicals

    Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC

    Communication - Europe’s Media in the Digital Decade: An Action Plan to Support Recovery and Transformation (COM/2020/784 final)

    Communication - On the European Democracy Action Plan (COM/2020/790 final)

    Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (C/2021/6650)

    Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union legislative acts (COM/2021/206 final)

    Proposal for a Regulation on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act) (COM/2022/68 final)

    Proposal for a Directive amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and better information (COM/2022/143 final)

    Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2006/112/EC and (EU) 2020/285 as regards rates of value added tax

    Regulation (EU) 2022/868 on European data governance and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 (Data Governance Act)

    Proposal for a Reguation on the transparency and targeting of political advertising (COM/2021/731 final)

    The Strengthened Code of Practice on Disinformation 2022

    Proposal for a Directive on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (“Strategic lawsuits against public participation”) (COM/2022/177 final)

    Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector and amending Directives (EU) 2019/1937 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Digital Markets Act)

    Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act)

    Proposal for a Regulation establishing a common framework for media services in the internal market (European Media Freedom Act) and amending Directive 2010/13/EU (COM/2022/457 final)

    Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/1634 of 16 September 2022 on internal safeguards for editorial independence and ownership transparency in the media sector (C/2022/6536)

    Public Consultation - Fitness Check of EU Consumer Law on Digital Fairness (2023)

    Exploratory Consultation - The future of the electronic communications sector and its infrastructure (2023)

    Address

    Head Office
    Markgrafenstraße 15
    Berlin 10969
    GERMANY
    EU Office
    Rue de Namur 73A c/o ENPA
    Bruxelles 1000
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    50%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 29 Mar 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Philippe MEISTERMANN 31 May 2023 30 May 2024
    Mr Valdo LEHARI JR. 07 May 2022 06 May 2023
    Mr Philippe MEISTERMANN 06 May 2022 06 May 2023
    Mr Valdo LEHARI JR. 16 Jul 2019 16 Jul 2020
    Mr Philippe MEISTERMANN 12 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020
    Mr Helmut VERDENHALVEN 14 Jul 2018 13 Jul 2019
    Mr Valdo LEHARI JR. 14 Jul 2018 13 Jul 2019
    Mr Philippe MEISTERMANN 07 Mar 2018 07 Mar 2019
    Mr Valdo LEHARI JR. 27 Jul 2017 14 Jul 2018
    Mr Helmut VERDENHALVEN 04 Apr 2017 01 Apr 2018
    Mr Philippe MEISTERMANN 25 Feb 2017 24 Feb 2018
    Ms Carolin Wehrhahn 12 May 2016 12 May 2017
    Ms Carolin Wehrhahn 16 Apr 2015 14 Apr 2016

    Complementary Information

    Herr Philippe Meistermann, Leiter Büro Brüssel, BDZV (Angestellter), in Vollzeit mit beschriebenen Interessenvertretungstätigkeiten beschäftigt.

    Herr Helmut Verdenhalven, Leiter Medienpolitik / Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung, BDZV (Angestellter), teilweise mit beschriebenen Interessenvertretungstätigkeiten beschäftigt.

    Herr Valdo Lehari jr., Ehrenmitglied des Vorstands (Ehrenamt), Verleger und Geschäftsführer "Reutlinger General-Anzeiger", teilweise mit beschriebenen Interessenvertretungstätigkeiten beschäftigt.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Dachverbände (Quelle: https://www.bdzv.de/der-bdzv)

    ENPA - European Newspaper Publishers' Association (www.enpa.eu)

    WAN-IFRA - World Association of News Publishers (http://www.wan-ifra.org/)

    INMA - International News Media Association (https://www.inma.org/)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    300,000€ - 399,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    300,000€ - 399,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Kampagne "Empower Democracy" (#SaveYourPress) (http://www.empower-democracy.eu/) (Abgeschlossen 2019)

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    12 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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