Video Games Europe
Budget
€100 — €0
EP Access
6
accredited persons
Staff
9
2.55 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
To provide the European video game sector with a central point of contact and dialogue with the Government of the European Union and its institutions and with other organisations and institutions thoughout the world which may relevant with respect to International Agreements and Treaties. To study any legal issue and business affair related to the development, production, marketing and distribution of videogames, reference and educational works distributed on digital storage or any other medium including the internet. To promote and stress the economic, cultural, social and scientific values of the videogame industry in a national, European and international context and to promote the recognition of this concept to legal and public authorities (...) Since 1998, Video Games Europe has ensured that the voice of a responsible games ecosystem is heard and understood, that its creative and economic potential is supported.
EU Legislative Interests
Better Internet for Kids Strategy, The Data Act, The DSA, The AI Act, The EU Copyright Review, The IPRED Review, The General Data Protection Regulation, The Digital Content Directive, The ePrivacy proposal for Regulation, The Digital Fairness Fitness Check, AVMS Directive Review/Classification, Terrorist Content Regulation, Union of Skills, The Digital Education Action Plan, Environmental legislation
Communication Activities
Annual event (Brussels) gamescom (Cologne) #pressplaytogether
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Internet Forum: https://www.internetforum.eu/ Creativity Works! https://www.creativityworks.eu Playing for the Planet: https://playing4theplanet.org/ Women in Games: https://www.womeningames.org/ Global Video Game Coalition: https://www.thegvgc.org/
Organisation Members
Video Games Europe's membership list can be found here: https://www.videogameseurope.eu/our-membership/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.