Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.2 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA)
EU Transparency Register
71423433087-91 First registered on 19 Jan 2010
Goals / Remit
ECSA’s main aim is to defend and promote the rights and interests of composers and songwriters at national, European and international level. Alliance's goals include:
- reinforce the perception of cultural and economic value of music in Europe and the world;
- encourage European and international policy makers and regulators to support the creation of new and diverse music;
- support the principle and development of authors’ rights, copyright and fair remuneration and defend the collective management of authors’ rights;
- improve inclusiveness and diversity, including the conditions and advancement of women composers and songwriters in the music industry;
- support policies for a more sustainable music sector and measures to reduce the environmental impact of music industry practices;
- support fair conditions for all composers and songwriters and encourage the adoption of “codes of conduct” of conduct” to ensure social and economic development of music creation in Europe.Main EU files targeted
Main EU initiatives followed by ECSA are developments on authors' rights/copyright as well as policy related to culture and more specifically music sector related policy. ECSA remains active in stakeholder consultations and professional meetings organized by the European Commission (DG Connect, DG EAC) and in the European Parliament (CULT, JURI and IMCO parliamentary committees). ECSA has been very much involved on the EU 2019 DSM Directive and on all discussions for the fair remuneration for creators.
Address
Head Office
Rue du Prince Royal 85
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue du Prince Royal 85
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 25% 1 10% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Giacomo BONETTI 10 Oct 2023 30 Apr 2024 MARC DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 21 Nov 2023 15 Nov 2024 Mr Marc DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 21 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Giacomo BONETTI 10 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Francesco COMERCI 13 Apr 2023 01 Jul 2023 Ms Claire ICEAGA 13 Apr 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Marie Helen LINDVALL 04 Nov 2022 04 Nov 2023 Mr Machiel SMIT 04 Nov 2022 05 Oct 2023 Mr Marc DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 26 Oct 2022 26 Oct 2023 Ms Anastasiia ZAITSEVA 08 Jul 2022 16 Nov 2022 Mr Athanasios PAGKOUTSOS 08 Jul 2022 16 Nov 2022 Ms Claire ICEAGA 18 Mar 2022 18 Mar 2023 Mr Marc DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 30 Sep 2021 30 Sep 2022 Mr Marc DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 11 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Ms Alicja Swierczek 11 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Mr Marc DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 16 Jun 2018 15 Jun 2019 Ms Laura GARDES 16 Jun 2018 30 Mar 2019 Ms Alicja Swierczek 14 Apr 2018 13 Apr 2019 Ms Alicja Swierczek 23 May 2017 14 Apr 2018 Ms Beatrice Hamann 20 Mar 2017 10 Mar 2018 Mr Patrick Ager 28 Feb 2017 25 Feb 2018 Ms Francisca del Pilar Aas 23 Feb 2017 21 Feb 2018 Ms Alicja Swierczek 29 Nov 2016 23 May 2017 Mr Patrick Ager 09 Mar 2016 28 Feb 2017 Ms Beatrice Hamann 09 Mar 2016 08 Mar 2017 Ms Francisca del Pilar Aas 28 Jan 2016 26 Jan 2017 Ms Francisca del Pilar Aas 27 Jun 2015 25 Jan 2016 Ms Audrey De Wael 31 Mar 2015 16 Jan 2016 Mr Patrick Ager 20 Mar 2015 09 Mar 2016 Ms Beatrice Hamann 20 Mar 2015 09 Mar 2016 Ms Lucie Mattera 28 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015 Ms Elzbieta KUBOK 09 Apr 2014 24 Mar 2015 Mrs Lucie Mattera 28 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Patrick Ager 12 Apr 2013 27 Feb 2014 Ms Elzbieta KUBOK 12 Apr 2013 09 Apr 2014 Ms Elzbieta KUBOK 28 Jul 2012 09 Apr 2013 Mr Patrick Ager 03 May 2012 12 Apr 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
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
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Categories
Category
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
International Music Council
European Music Council
CIAM (International Council of Music Creators)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant Creative Europe Programme 2014-2020 (EACEA - European Commission) 99,695€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Creative Europe Programme 2021-2027 (EACEA - European Commission) 172,800€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Cultural Creators Friendship Group
http://www.culturalcreators.eu/Communication activities
Publication of ECSA vision on buy out contracts - May 2021
ECSA Position paper on Music Streaming - July 2023
Conference on the implementation of the 2019 Copyright Directive - 23 June 2022
ECSA-GESAC roundtable on buyout contracts - 8 November 2022
Activity report 2022-Early 2023
https://composeralliance.org/media/1297-ecsa-activity-report-2022-early-2023.pdfOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
8 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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Date 29 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Manuel Mateo-Goyet (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Fair remuneration of authors Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 18 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Copyright, platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 11 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)