Overview
Lobbying Costs
850,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
34
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Motion Picture Association EMEA (MPA EMEA)
EU Transparency Register
95201401713-39 First registered on 18 May 2009
Goals / Remit
Founded as a trade association, the MPA (1922) and the MPA EMEA (1945) have broadened their mandate over the years to reflect the diversity of the ever-changing and expanding audiovisual industry. Its members include: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures; Netflix Studios, LLC; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.; Universal City Studios LLC; and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Today the association's principal areas of activity include: work on legislative and regulatory issues at the European and national levels; development and implementation of content protection strategies; collaboration with other rights holder groups to promote intellectual property rights; and collective management agreements. The Brussels-based MPA EMEA office acts as regional hub for Europe, Middle East and Africa. A large part of our work consists in providing support to local content protection and anti-piracy work. Another important part of the mission of the EMEA office is to work with film industries and creative sectors throughout the region. EU advocacy and government relations to champion the cause of strong legislation that protects rightholders’ needs and interests constitutes another element of the MPA EMEA’s work. Lobbying activities - including EU-related outreach - constitutes only a certain portion of the EMEA office's work.
Main EU files targeted
The MPA monitors the development of EU policies and legislation, notably in the field of Intellectual Property, Culture, Audiovisual Policy, the Internal Market, Competition and the Information Society. In this context, the MPA regularly meets with national governments, EU officials, MEPs as well as industry counterparts and seeks to contribute constructively to public consultations associated with EU's policy-development process. These objectives involve written submissions, participation in hearings, conferences and seminars as well as some amount of travelling (e.g. Strasbourg for EP Plenary sessions and Member States holding the Presidency of the Council).
Address
Head Office
1600 I Street NW
Washington D.C. 20006
UNITED STATESEU Office
Avenue des Arts, 46
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 3 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Oct 2019
Name Start date End Date Stefano CERETTO 09 Dec 2023 07 Jun 2024 Alexandros Vasileios KORONAKIS 07 Feb 2024 06 Feb 2025 Lynn CHEHAB 09 Mar 2024 07 Mar 2025 Rebecca SMITH 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 Raquel GRELA JUZDADO 20 Sep 2023 19 Sep 2024 Johanna BAYSSE 20 Sep 2023 19 Sep 2024 Christina MERCURIADI 20 Sep 2023 19 Sep 2024 Emilie ANTHONIS 20 Sep 2023 19 Sep 2024 Mateo SANCHEZ HUAMAN 09 Mar 2024 07 Mar 2025 Stefano CERETTO 25 May 2023 01 Dec 2023 Jaime VILLAMUERA BARTOLOMÉ 25 May 2023 01 Dec 2023 Ms Magdalena DŹBIK 17 Feb 2023 15 Jul 2023 Mr Stan McCoy 16 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Alexandros Vasileios KORONAKIS 01 Feb 2023 01 Feb 2024 Emilie ANTHONIS 26 Oct 2022 20 Sep 2023 Patrick AGER 22 Oct 2022 16 Jan 2023 Rebecca SMITH 11 Oct 2022 21 Sep 2023 Raquel GRELA JUZDADO 11 Oct 2022 20 Sep 2023 Johanna BAYSSE 11 Oct 2022 20 Sep 2023 Christina MERCURIADI 11 Oct 2022 20 Sep 2023 Johanna BAYSSE 30 Oct 2021 11 Oct 2022 Mr Stan McCoy 29 Oct 2021 29 Oct 2022 Rebecca SMITH 23 Oct 2021 11 Oct 2022 Christina MERCURIADI 23 Oct 2021 11 Oct 2022 Patrick AGER 23 Oct 2021 22 Oct 2022 Emilie ANTHONIS 23 Oct 2021 22 Oct 2022 Ms Christina MERKOURIADI 11 Feb 2020 01 Sep 2020 Ms Rene VILJOEN-VAN RENSBURG 07 Dec 2019 05 Dec 2020 Mr Stan McCoy 29 Oct 2019 29 Oct 2020 Ms Aleksandra KOZAK 05 Oct 2019 04 Apr 2020 Ms Gabrielle Louise ROBITAILLE 05 Oct 2019 11 Mar 2020 Emilie ANTHONIS 18 Sep 2019 18 Sep 2020 Ms Christina MERKOURIADI 05 Sep 2019 11 Feb 2020 Ms Aleksandra KOZAK 06 Apr 2019 05 Oct 2019 Ms Gabrielle Louise ROBITAILLE 06 Apr 2019 05 Oct 2019 Patrick AGER 06 Apr 2019 04 Apr 2020 Mr Liam FORBES 20 Mar 2019 19 Oct 2019 Michael WILÉN 06 Oct 2018 05 Oct 2019 Ms Aleksandra KOZAK 08 Sep 2018 01 Apr 2019 Ms Gabrielle Louise ROBITAILLE 07 Sep 2018 01 Apr 2019 Ms Rene VILJOEN-VAN RENSBURG 07 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Mr Stan McCoy 04 Sep 2018 04 Sep 2019 Emilie ANTHONIS 10 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Mr Jorge Herrera Santana 05 Jul 2018 07 Nov 2018 Alex MAGLIONE 27 Apr 2018 05 Jul 2018 Patrick AGER 18 Apr 2018 06 Apr 2019 Ms Laura CAIN 23 Feb 2018 01 Sep 2018 Ms Caroline SCOTT 25 Nov 2017 01 Oct 2018 Mr George ZOGRAFOS 05 Oct 2017 01 Apr 2018 Ms Katharina Hiersemenzel 09 Sep 2017 05 Jul 2018 Emilie ANTHONIS 09 Sep 2017 10 Aug 2018 Mr Jorge Herrera Santana 20 Jul 2017 01 Jul 2018 Christian SOMMER 12 May 2017 12 May 2018 Mr Stan McCoy 25 Apr 2017 01 Apr 2018 Alex MAGLIONE 25 Apr 2017 01 Apr 2018 Ms Laurence Djolakian 21 Feb 2017 06 Jan 2018 Ms Giulia Castaldini 23 Jan 2017 05 Sep 2017 Mr Jorge Herrera Santana 23 Jan 2017 10 Jul 2017 MARC DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 19 Jul 2016 14 Jul 2017 Christian SOMMER 24 May 2016 13 May 2017 Alex MAGLIONE 14 Apr 2016 13 Apr 2017 Mr Stan McCoy 08 Apr 2016 07 Apr 2017 Ms Laurence Djolakian 28 Jan 2016 26 Jan 2017 Ms Giulia Castaldini 28 Jan 2016 24 Jan 2017 MARC DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 15 Jul 2015 13 Jul 2016 Christian SOMMER 21 May 2015 19 May 2016 Ms Katharina Hiersemenzel 20 May 2015 15 May 2016 Mr Stan McCoy 11 Apr 2015 08 Apr 2016 Ms Giulia Castaldini 11 Feb 2015 28 Jan 2016 Ms Laurence Djolakian 05 Nov 2014 03 Nov 2015 Mrs Laurence Djolakian 05 Nov 2014 27 Jan 2015 Ms Alison Mary James 04 Sep 2014 10 Apr 2015 Ms Giulia Castaldini 09 Jul 2014 08 Jan 2015 MARC DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 24 Jun 2014 21 Jun 2015 Mr Corentin Claude Hellendorff 19 Oct 2013 18 Mar 2014 Ms Alison Mary James 01 May 2013 30 Apr 2014 Mrs Laurence Djolakian 24 Apr 2013 23 Apr 2014 MARC DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 24 Apr 2013 23 Apr 2014 Mr Niklas LAGERGREN 09 Jan 2013 23 Apr 2013 MARC DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 08 Jan 2013 24 Apr 2013 Mrs Laurence Djolakian 05 Sep 2012 24 Apr 2013 MARC DU MOULIN DE LABARTHETE 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr Niklas LAGERGREN 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Emilie Anthonis (Senior Vice President, EMEA Government Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Stan McCoy (President and Managing Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
European Internet Forum (EIF)
Creative Media Business Alliance (CMBA)
International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF)
International Video Federation (IVF)
Creativity Works!Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
850,000€
Other financial info
Our cost-estimate takes into account "EU representation" personnel costs and - as a pro-rata figure - costs related to rent, insurance and various office expenses.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
34 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 05 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject Future of connectivity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject MPA EMEA's position on potential legislative obligation to pay network fees and on its impact on streaming content and services Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova Attending - Sonya Gospodinova (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject MPA EMEA members (MPA, ACT, EBU, SROC and VOD Coalition) presented their position on potential legislative obligation to pay network fees, and in particular on its impact on streaming content and services Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova Attending - Sonya Gospodinova (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Media, audio-visual, telecoms policy and copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject DSA, geoblocking and audiovisual dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Sep 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Discussion on Digital Services Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of the company's activities & issues relevant for JUST portofolio Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 18 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Digital Services Act; Copyright; Audiovisual industry Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet member)
- Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Feb 2020 Location Bruxelles Subject Exchange on global platform responsibilities and audio-visual and media policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Oct 2019 Location BERL Subject Commission’s upcoming work on digital policy, including the Digital Services Act and the evaluation of the Geoblocking Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Copyright and audiovisual issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Manuel Mateo-Goyet (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Digital single market, copyright reform Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Geoblocking proposal Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Review of the Satellite and Cable Directive and Exceptions & Limitations DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 25 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Review of the Satellite and Cable Directive and Exceptions & Limitations DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 18 Jul 2016 Location BXL Subject copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject SatCab directive Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Value gap DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - IMPALA Association Internationale AISBL
- Groupement Européen des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs
- Coordination of European Picture Agencies Press Stock Heritage
- IFPI Representing recording industry worldwide
- ICMP - The global voice of music publishing
- Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films Headquarters
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Date 09 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Copyright, cross border access to online content, AVMSD Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Portability - Geoblocking - DSM DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 13 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Portability - Geoblocking - DSM DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location BERL Subject DSM, copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2015 Location BERL Subject copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Apr 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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Date 29 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on 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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Date 01 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM / copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 30 Mar 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 17 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM, AVMSD DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 17 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM, AVMSD DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 06 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings