Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Cloud and AI Development Act | — |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Werner Stengg Cabinet member | Cloud and AI Development Act | SRC |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Thierry Boulange Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the AI Omnibus | SRC |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Thierry Boulange Acting Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the AI Omnibus | — |
| 08 Dec 2025 | Stefano Signore Acting Director | Discussion on Telecom Italia Sparkle activities | SRC |
| 08 Dec 2025 | Ariane Labat Head of Unit | Discussion on Telecom Italia Sparkle activities | SRC |
| 08 Dec 2025 | Stefano Signore Acting Director | Discussion on Telecom Italia Sparkle activities | — |
| 08 Dec 2025 | Ariane Labat Head of Unit | Discussion on Telecom Italia Sparkle activities | — |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Hoa-Binh Adjemian Head of Unit | Secure Connectivity and Submarine Cable Investments in EU neighbourhood | — |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Hoa-Binh Adjemian Head of Unit | Secure Connectivity and Submarine Cable Investments in EU neighbourhood | SRC |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Stefano Signore Acting Director | The two sides discussed the EU-Africa-India Digital Corridor. | SRC |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Koen Doens Director-General | The two sides discussed the EU-Africa-India Digital Corridor. | SRC |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Ariane Labat Head of Unit | The two sides discussed the EU-Africa-India Digital Corridor. | — |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Koen Doens Director-General | The two sides discussed the EU-Africa-India Digital Corridor. | — |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Stefano Signore Acting Director | The two sides discussed the EU-Africa-India Digital Corridor. | — |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Ariane Labat Head of Unit | The two sides discussed the EU-Africa-India Digital Corridor. | SRC |
| 14 May 2025 | Stefano Signore Head of Unit | Sparkle’s foreseen participation in the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group (GG BAG) meeting on 15 May and update on relevant GG flagships | SRC |
| 14 May 2025 | Carla Montesi Director | Sparkle’s foreseen participation in the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group (GG BAG) meeting on 15 May and update on relevant GG flagships | — |
| 14 May 2025 | Stefano Signore Head of Unit | Sparkle’s foreseen participation in the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group (GG BAG) meeting on 15 May and update on relevant GG flagships | — |
| 14 May 2025 | Carla Montesi Director | Sparkle’s foreseen participation in the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group (GG BAG) meeting on 15 May and update on relevant GG flagships | SRC |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Renate Nikolay Deputy Director-General | Future of telecoms sector | — |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Renate Nikolay Deputy Director-General | Future of telecoms sector | SRC |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Carla Montesi Director | Piano Mattei and Global Gateway for digital connectivity | — |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Koen Doens Director-General | Potential opportunities for digital development in Africa and Asia | SRC |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Carla Montesi Director | Piano Mattei and Global Gateway for digital connectivity | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Sparkle is a Global Operator, first international service provider in Italy and among the top worldwide, offering a full range of infrastructure and global connectivity services – capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, roaming and voice - to national and international Carriers, OTTs, ISPs, Media/Content Providers, and multinational enterprises. A major player in the submarine cable industry, Sparkle owns and manages a network of more than 600,000 km of fiber spanning from Europe to Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and Asia. Its sales force is active worldwide and distributed over 33 countries.
EU Legislative Interests
Telecom and digital policies; internal market policies; telecom regulatory framework; implementing provisions of the telecom regulatory framework; trade policies; Digital single market; Digital Skills & Jobs Coalition; EU Digital Green Coalition
Communication Activities
Sparkle participates to public consultations and public hearings organised by EU Institutions and to meeting with EU high level Officers.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
MEF, GSMA, AssAfrica, Connecting Europe