Vodafone Belgium SA
Budget
€1 — €750
EP Access
5
accredited persons
Staff
14
10.5 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
Vodafone is the largest pan-European and African telecoms company . Our purpose is to connect for a better future and our expertise and scale gives us a unique opportunity to drive positive change for society. Our networks keep family, friends, businesses and governments connected and – as COVID-19 has clearly demonstrated – we play a vital role in keeping economies running and the functioning of critical sectors like education and healthcare. Vodafone provides mobile and fixed services in 21 countries, partners with mobile networks in 48 more and is also a world leader in Internet of Things (IoT). For more information, please visit www.vodafone.com
EU Legislative Interests
- Digital Networks Act (DNA) - Cyber Security Act (CSA2) & NIS2 review - Competition policy including merger review & state aid - Spectrum Policy including MSS - Satellite Policy including EU Space Act - Digital policies e.g: Open Internet Regulation, eprivacy Regulation, GDPR review, Data Act, AI Act, DMA, DSA - Decommissioning of legacy 2G and 3G networks and associated issues like continued support for (automotive) eCall - Defence and security policies eg. resilience of submarine cables - Sustainability policies including: energy efficiency & circular economy - EU initiatives related to online safety e.g. CSAM and illegal online content - Media regulation e.g. European Media Freedom Act, Audiovisual Media Services Directive - EU-Africa & EU-UK relations - Public procurement - Industrial and SME policies
Communication Activities
Vodafone staff regularly speak at public events and on the media regarding the topics above, as well as other topics related to our purpose to connect for a better future. We publish and post these activities regularly on our website (https://www.vodafone.com/about-vodafone/how-we-operate/public-policy) and through our social media channels.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- Business Europe - European Roundtable for Industry (ERT) - European Internet Forum (EIF) - GSMA Europe
Organisation Members
- EPC - EU-UK Forum - Friends of Europe - EPIC
Additional Information
Budgeted payroll is € 1.7 m and office cost are € 0.2 m
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.