Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Roundtable with representatives of the media industry | SRC |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Meeting with EU commercial broadcasters | SRC |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Meeting with EU commercial broadcasters | — |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President | Roundtable with representatives of the media industry | — |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Silvia Bartolini Cabinet member | Meeting with EU commercial broadcasters | SRC |
| 04 Sept 2025 | Silvia Bartolini Cabinet member | Roundtable with representatives of the media industry | SRC |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 3 | — |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 3 | SRC |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1 | — |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1 | SRC |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Rita Wezenbeek Director | Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA) | — |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA) | SRC |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Marco Giorello Head of Unit | Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA) | — |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Rita Wezenbeek Director | Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA) | SRC |
| 08 May 2023 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | European Media Freedom act | — |
| 08 May 2023 | Eleonora Ocello Cabinet member | EMFA, telecoms and audiovisual policy | — |
| 08 May 2023 | Eleonora Ocello Cabinet member | EMFA, telecoms and audiovisual policy | SRC |
| 08 May 2023 | Marie Frenay Cabinet member | European Media Freedom act | SRC |
| 22 Jan 2020 | Daniel Mes Cabinet member | Digital aspects of the Green Deal | — |
| 22 Jan 2020 | Daniel Mes Cabinet member | Digital aspects of the Green Deal | SRC |
| 18 Dec 2017 | Eric Peters Cabinet member | DSM | SRC |
| 18 Dec 2017 | Eric Peters Cabinet member | DSM | — |
| 01 Dec 2017 | Michael Hager Cabinet member | ongoing policy files (digital) | — |
| 01 Dec 2017 | Michael Hager Cabinet member | ongoing policy files (digital) | SRC |
| 20 Oct 2016 | Günther Oettinger Commissioner | Copyright | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company with about 75,000 employees that operates in some 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds. The company generated revenues of €19 billion in the 2024 financial year. Bertelsmann stands for creativity and entrepreneurship. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world.
EU Legislative Interests
• AI Act (secondary legislation) • Audiovisual Media Services Directive (upcoming evaluation and possible revision and/or guidelines) • Digital Fairness Act (planned) • Digital Markets Act (enforcement & review) • Digital Networks Act • Digital Omnibus • AI Omnibus • Digital Services Act (enforcement & review) • Digital Single Market Copyright Directive (review) • Implementation of the recommendations of the ‘Draghi Report’ • European Democracy Shield (planned) • European Media Freedom Act (secondary legislation) • European Media Industry Outlook • EU Cloud & AI Development Act • Data Union Strategy • Cyber Security Act 2
Communication Activities
Position papers; participation in hearings and expert groups; discussions with EU institutions
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
• ACT (Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe) • CMBA (Creative Media Business Alliance) • EBU (European Broadcasting Union) • Egta (association of television and radio sales houses) • IAB Europe • ICMP (International Confederation of Music Publishers)
Organisation Members
http://bertelsmann.com/divisions