Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
32
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
IMPALA Association Internationale AISBL (IMPALA)
EU Transparency Register
12383069253-19 First registered on 16 Aug 2012
Goals / Remit
Formed in 2000 by prominent independent music companies and national trade associations, IMPALA is a non-profit making pan-European organisation with a scientific and artistic purpose, dedicated to small, micro and medium sized music companies and self releasing artists. With over 6,000 members, IMPALA has a broad ranging agenda. IMPALA’s mission is to grow the independent music sector sustainably, return more value to artists, promote diversity and entrepreneurship, improve political access, inspire change and increase access to finance. You can read more about our mission, what we are currently working on and our milestones: https://impalamusic.org/what-we-do/
Main EU files targeted
Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act, DSM Directive, Rental and Lending Rights Directive, Creative Europe Regulation, Competition policy (mergers), Horizon Europe Regulation, InvestEU Regulation, Geo-blocking Regulation, Collective Rights Management Directive, AI Act, Late Payment Directive, etc.
Address
Head Office
Rue des deux Églises 37-39
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue des deux Églises 37-39
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Mar 2025
Name Start date End Date Matthieu PHILIBERT 23 Oct 2024 23 Oct 2025 Labrusse ANGEL 16 Dec 2023 04 Oct 2024 Helen SMITH 19 Dec 2023 04 Oct 2024 Matthieu PHILIBERT 16 Dec 2023 04 Oct 2024 Labrusse ANGEL 22 Dec 2022 16 Dec 2023 Helen SMITH 22 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2023 Matthieu PHILIBERT 22 Dec 2022 16 Dec 2023 Matthieu PHILIBERT 22 Dec 2021 22 Dec 2022 Matthieu PHILIBERT 29 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021 Helen SMITH 29 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021 Labrusse ANGEL 29 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021 Labrusse ANGEL 03 Sep 2019 29 Aug 2020 Matthieu PHILIBERT 23 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2020 Helen SMITH 23 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2020 Labrusse ANGEL 23 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Matthieu PHILIBERT 12 Jul 2018 12 Jul 2019 Helen SMITH 12 Jul 2018 12 Jul 2019 Mr Paul Mornon 12 Jul 2018 12 Oct 2018 Mr Paul Mornon 12 Oct 2017 12 Jul 2018 Matthieu PHILIBERT 01 Aug 2017 12 Jul 2018 Helen SMITH 01 Aug 2017 12 Jul 2018 Mr Paul Mornon 21 Feb 2017 09 Oct 2017 Mr Paul Mornon 29 Aug 2016 22 Feb 2017 Matthieu PHILIBERT 25 Aug 2016 01 Aug 2017 Helen SMITH 25 Aug 2016 01 Aug 2017 Mr Jérémy DESFORGES 05 Mar 2016 03 Sep 2016 Mr Desforges Jérémy 05 Mar 2016 05 Apr 2016 Matthieu PHILIBERT 21 Jul 2015 16 Jul 2016 Helen SMITH 21 Jul 2015 16 Jul 2016 Mr Antoine Van Lierde 21 Jul 2015 05 Mar 2016 Mr Edris Nikjooy 10 Apr 2015 08 Oct 2015 Helen SMITH 30 Jul 2014 21 Jul 2015 Matthieu PHILIBERT 30 Jul 2014 21 Jul 2015 Helen SMITH 30 Jul 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Antoine Van Lierde 30 Jul 2014 21 Jul 2015 Ms Laurette Levi 18 Mar 2014 24 Jul 2014 Mr Antoine Van Lierde 01 Feb 2014 30 Jul 2014 Mr Tyler Davies 04 Oct 2013 29 Jan 2014 Matthieu PHILIBERT 01 Aug 2013 30 Jul 2014 Helen SMITH 01 Aug 2013 30 Jul 2014 Mr Michael Marshall 20 Jun 2013 19 Dec 2013 Mr Michael Marshall 08 Jan 2013 17 Jun 2013 Matthieu PHILIBERT 26 Sep 2012 01 Aug 2013 Helen SMITH 26 Sep 2012 01 Aug 2013 Ms Georgia Gray Andrews 26 Sep 2012 08 Feb 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 and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
- IMPALA is a member of the 'Creativity Works' coalition of like-minded organisations, federations and associations from the European cultural and creative sectors (http://creativityworks.eu/)
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
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Creative Europe (Culture Strand - Networks) 264,000€ 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 declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
27 JANUARY 2025 - COALITION OF RIGHTHOLDER ORGANISATIONS SHARE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE 2ND DRAFT OF THE GENERAL-PURPOSE AI CODE OF PRACTICE
15 JANUARY 2025 - IMPALA LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITIES UNDER EU GRANT SCHEME FOR STRATEGIC CULTURAL NETWORKS
17 DECEMBER 2024 - IMPALA WARNS OF SERIOUS REGULATORY BARRIERS TO UMG’S ACQUISITION STRATEGY AS VIRGIN MOVES TO BUY DOWNTOWN HOT ON THE HEELS OF [PIAS]
11 DECEMBER 2024 - CALL FOR CHANGES TO WITHOLDING TAX TO REDUCE BARRIERS FOR TOURING ARTISTS
22 NOVEMBER 2024 - TAKE ACTION, RECOGNISE THE BUSINESS BENEFITS AND SUPPORT EMBEDDING CULTURE IN CLIMATE POLICY AND BUILD PATHWAYS FOR CHANGE: IMPALA’S CALL FOR ACTION AT COP29
30 OCTOBER 2024 – JOINT LETTER OF CREATORS AND RIGHTHOLDERS ORGANISATIONS CALLING FOR MEANINGFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF AI ACT
24 OCTOBER 2024 - IMPALA ISSUES OPEN LETTER TO TIKTOK SEEKING A STRONG, COOPERATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITHOUT STRONG-ARM TACTICS
17 OCTOBER 2024 - IMPALA REACTS TO UMG’s ACQUISITION OF [PIAS] – LEAVES HUGE HOLE IN THE INDEPENDENT SECTOR, FLAGS REGULATORY CONCERNS AS WELL AS NEW OPPORTUNITIES
3 OCTOBER 2024 - FOLLOWING VALUE GAP CONCERNS RAISED EARLIER THIS YEAR, IMPALA OPPOSES TIKTOK’S ATTEMPT TO BOYCOTT MERLIN, FLAGS IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE DEALS FOR DIVERSITY AND CONSUMER CHOICE
26 SEPTEMBER 2024 - DIGITAL REVENUES – IMPALA WELCOMES BELGIAN COURT DECISION TO REFER QUESTIONS TO HIGHER EU COURT
16 APRIL 2024 - IMPALA’s EARTH DAY SPOTLIGHT ON CLIMATE ACTION IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
4 APRIL 2024 - AHEAD OF EUROPEAN ELECTIONS, ARTISTS AND LABELS URGE EC TO “GET ITS HOUSE IN ORDER” ON BROADCAST AND PERFORMANCE MONIES BEING TRANSFERRED AWAY FROM EUROPE
3 APRIL 2024 - IMPALA CALLS OUT “VALUE GAP” WITH TIKTOK, URGES DSPs TO ADDRESS “UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES” OF PROPOSED STREAMING REFORMS
13 MARCH 2024 - EU AI ACT – JOINT STATEMENT FROM EUROPEAN CREATORS AND RIGHTSHOLDERS
8 MARCH 2024 - ON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, IMPALA SHINES A LIGHT ON IMPALA’S DECISION-MAKING AND THE BUSINESS CASE FOR TAKING ACTION
17 JANUARY 2024 - IMPALA WELCOMES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT REPORT ON MUSIC STREAMINGOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
32 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 23 Jan 2025 Location Brussels Subject Developments in the music market, follow-up to the RAAP CJEU judgement, copyright and AI DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Giuseppe Abbamonte (Director)
- Emmanuelle Du Chalard (Head of Unit)
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Date 08 May 2024 Location Sofia, Bulgaria Subject Author’s rights, neighbouring rights, creative industries in the context of AI, representation of artists from Balkan countries in international and European festivals. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova Attending - Iliana Ivanova (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jan 2024 Location Brussels Subject recent developments within the music market Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Attending - Liliane Giardino-karlinger (Cabinet member)
- Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 May 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Climate (green transition) Skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Lauriane Bertrand (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 May 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Climate (green transition) Skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Lauriane Bertrand (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Feb 2021 Location Brussels (online) Subject Presentation of a study on the economic and social importance of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs), Copyright Directive, DSA, DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Brussels (online) Subject Main challenges and priorities for Cultural and Creative Industries to overcome the crisis and allow for the sector to help rebuilding the European economy at large Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject Situation of the Music industry and the role of the industry to become more green and sustainable Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Jun 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject Situation of the Music industry and the role of the industry to become more green and sustainable Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 31 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Efforts to green the industry and raise climate awareness Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 17 Dec 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Copyright, general sector developments & vertical consolidation Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Sep 2018 Location berl Subject Sony’s buy out of EMI Music Publishing Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 May 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 07 May 2018 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 17 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject copyright proposal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Manuel Mateo-Goyet (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Geoblocking, copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market, platforms, copyright and intellectual property issues Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Online platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2017 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 08 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Value gap DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Motion Picture Association EMEA
- ICMP - The global voice of music publishing
- Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films Headquarters
- IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide
- Groupement Européen des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs
- Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage
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Date 24 Jun 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 10 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP and culture, DSM, IMPALA's 10-point plan Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jul 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of IMPALA's Digital Action Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Friedrich Wenzel Bulst (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital single market, copyright rules. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Lucie Mattera (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet member)
- Jonathan Michael Hill (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Apr 2015 Location BERL Subject copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Apr 2015 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 12 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Jonathan Michael Hill (Cabinet member)