The European Publishers Council (EPC) is a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of Europes leading editorial media groups representing companies which are active in news media, television, radio, digital market places, journals, eLearning, databases and books.
EPC
European Publishers Council
Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 4456380381-30
9
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
8
legislative files
of 326 tracked
8
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #173 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
3.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€600K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
2
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2008
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Members of
- Creative and Media Business Alliance (CBMA)
- News Media Coalition (NMC)
- European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA)
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA)
- European Internet Forum (EIF)
- The International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation (ICAS)
- Linked Content Coalition (LCC)
- The Industry Coalition for Data Protection (ICDP)
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Publishers Council filed 9 positions between 30 Jun 2020 and 17 Jun 2026, across 8 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 8 times.
2020 · 1 filed2021 · 1 filed2025 · 5 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
The European Publishers Council (EPC) is a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of Europes leading media groups representing companies which are active in news media, television, radio, av productions, digital market places, journals, eLearning, databases and books. We have been communicating with Europes legislators since 1991 on issues that affect the health and viability of media.
The European Publishers Council (EPC), representing leading European editorial media and publishing groups, welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission's Call for Evidence on the revision of the Cybersecurity Act (CSA).
Full submission from the European Publishers Council is attached. The review of the Copyright in the DSM Directive takes place at a critical moment for journalism, media plurality, democratic resilience and European competitiveness.
The European Publishers Council (EPC) is a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of Europes leading media groups representing companies which are active in news media, television, radio, digital market places, journals, eLearning, databases and books.
The European Publishers Council (“EPC”), a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of Europe’s leading media and publishing groups representing companies with newspapers, magazines, online publishing, journals, databases, books, eLearning, online marketplaces and radio and TV broadcasting, warmly welcomes the Commission’s Proposal (the “Proposal”) for a Digital Markets Act (“DMA”), which represents a significant step…
The European Publishers Council (EPC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Road Map for the Digital Services Act package: ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platforms acting as gatekeepers. Please find attached our short contribution.
The European Publishers Council (EPC), a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of leading European media corporations, actively involved in multimedia markets spanning newspaper, magazine, book, journal, internet and online database publishing, and radio and TV broadcasting, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission on the EU Digital Rulebook.
The European Publishers Council (EPC) is a high-level group of Chairmen and CEOs of Europes leading media groups representing companies which are active in news media, television, radio, digital marketplaces, journals, eLearning, databases and books.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Bitkom e.V. · 5 files in common
- ACT | The App Association · 5 files in common
- Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA Europe) · 5 files in common
- Telefonica, S.A. · 5 files in common
- EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union) · 5 files in common
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