IMPALA Association Internationale AISBL

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

50,000€

Financial year: Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

None declared

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

3

High-level Commission meetings

30

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    IMPALA Association Internationale AISBL   (IMPALA)

    EU Transparency Register

    12383069253-19 First registered on 16 Aug 2012

    Goals / Remit

    IMPALA represents 4,000 independent music companies and national associations across Europe.

    As far as we are aware, IMPALA is the only organisation in Brussels wholly dedicated to representing cultural and creative SMEs and promoting their growth and competitiveness in the interests of entrepreneurial and cultural diversity.

    Known as “independents” in the music sector, music SMEs are world leaders in terms of innovation and discovering new music and artists - they produce more than 80% of all new releases in Europe today. They are also key employers, providing more than 80% of jobs in the sector in Europe.

    IMPALA's mission is to grow the independent music sector, promote cultural diversity and cultural entrepreneurship, improve political access and modernise the perception of the music industry.

    . Grow the independent music sector
    Market concentration reduces commercial opportunity and cultural diversity. Reversal of this trend is vital to close the gap between the majors and the independents. We can only grow through proper regulatory support, market access, real finance, collective action and promotion of independent music.

    . Promote cultural diversity and entrepreneurship
    Music is an excellent example of the world's cultural diversity, and independents have always been at the forefront of promoting this. The economic and regulatory environment must actively foster cultural entrepreneurship and economic diversity.

    . Improve political access
    Smaller businesses do not have the influence of larger companies and often lose out at political level. IMPALA corrects this imbalance as an active single voice for the independent sector.

    . Modernise the perception of the music industry
    By broadening the agenda and offering new solutions to long standing issues, IMPALA aims to promote independent music, inspire decision-makers to fulfil their new promises to cultural SMEs and open doors to future investment.

    IMPALA’s aims and challenges are to:
    - Promote independent music in the interests of cultural diversity;
    - Assess market access conditions in the music sector;
    - Review the impact of antitrust rules on competition, consumer choice and industry concentration;
    - Highlight discrimination against small companies by large ones, from inside and outside the music industry;
    - Examine which specific financial support mechanisms are required for the independent music industry;
    - Adopt international trade measures which contribute to upholding cultural diversity;
    - Promote strong but fair copyright protection to fight against unauthorised and illegitimate use of artists works;
    - Provide promotional, business intelligence and other information and research services to members;
    - Promote the vital role of music and micro, small and medium sized enterprises in driving Europe's knowledge and innovation economies;
    - Function as a network for members and national associations to enhance cultural and artistic diversity;
    - Look at possible positive discrimination measures for cultural SMEs;
    - The interests of the "independents" are in many respects different to those of the “majors”: this needs to be recognised, and appropriate actions need to be taken;
    - Study what an effective and properly funded music programme at a European institutional level would consist of;
    - Research access by independents to emerging markets including the online market place;
    - Study collective licensing;
    - Examine easier access to capital and grants available under EU cultural and R&D programmes;
    - Research and defend the principle of adequate copyright protection;
    - Study what is required for a level playing field and fair competition;
    - Promote the innovative and artistic role of the independents.

    Main EU files targeted

    Address

    Head Office
    Coudenberg
    Bruxelles 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    None declared

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Jan 2013

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Helen Smith 19 Dec 2023 18 Dec 2024
    Mr Labrusse ANGEL 16 Dec 2023 13 Dec 2024
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 16 Dec 2023 13 Dec 2024
    Mr Labrusse ANGEL 22 Dec 2022 16 Dec 2023
    Ms Helen Smith 22 Dec 2022 19 Dec 2023
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 22 Dec 2022 16 Dec 2023
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 22 Dec 2021 22 Dec 2022
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 29 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021
    Ms Helen Smith 29 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021
    Mr Labrusse ANGEL 29 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021
    Mr Labrusse ANGEL 03 Sep 2019 29 Aug 2020
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 23 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2020
    Ms Helen Smith 23 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2020
    Mr Labrusse ANGEL 23 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 12 Jul 2018 12 Jul 2019
    Ms 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
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 01 Aug 2017 12 Jul 2018
    Ms 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
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 25 Aug 2016 01 Aug 2017
    Ms 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
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 21 Jul 2015 16 Jul 2016
    Ms 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
    Ms Helen Smith 30 Jul 2014 21 Jul 2015
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 30 Jul 2014 21 Jul 2015
    Mrs 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
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 01 Aug 2013 30 Jul 2014
    Mrs 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
    Mr Matthieu Philibert 26 Sep 2012 01 Aug 2013
    Mrs 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

    None declared

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Matthieu Philibert (Public Affairs Manager)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade, business & professional associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2012

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    50,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None declared

    Communication activities

    None declared

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    30 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.

    • Date 23 Jan 2024 Location Brussels
      Subject recent developments within the music market
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
      Attending
      • Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet member)
      • Liliane Giardino-karlinger (Cabinet member)
    • Date 12 Jul 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Copyright
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 17 Nov 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Copyright
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
      Portfolio Digital Single Market
      Attending
      • Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
      • Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • Date 26 Oct 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject copyright
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
      Portfolio Digital Economy and Society
      Attending
      • Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 08 Jul 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Value gap
      DG Günther Oettinger
      Attending
      • Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 06 May 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)
      • Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Apr 2015 Location BERL
      Subject copyright
      DG Günther Oettinger
      Attending
      • Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
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