European Composer and Songwriter Alliance

ECSA

ECSA’s main aim is to defend and promote the rights and interests of composers and songwriters at national, European and international level.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Desislava Dimitrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Glenn Micallef)

30 Sept 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Emma Rafowicz (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2025 · CULT/Musical sector

Meeting with Victor Negrescu (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Sept 2025 · Meeting with European Composer and Songwriter Alliance on Copyright and Generative AI

Meeting with Nela Riehl (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and

3 Sept 2025 · Stakeholder Roundtable on Creators & Performers

Meeting with David Cormand (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Jul 2025 · Copyright/authors’ rights and broader Intellectual Property Policy

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and DIGITALEUROPE

23 May 2025 · KI & Urheberrecht

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

6 May 2025 · Copyright and generative AI

Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Feb 2025 · Rights of music authors in the EU

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

6 Feb 2025 · Copyright and generative AI

Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Feb 2025 · GPAI code of practice

Meeting with José Cepeda (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Feb 2025 · General creators' sector concerns

Meeting with Manuela Ripa (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Feb 2025 · Copyright/Creators' Rights

Meeting with Georg Haeusler (Director Education, Youth, Sport and Culture)

5 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Deputy Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and Verein der Europäischen Bürgerwissenschaften e.V. / European Citizen Science Association

5 Feb 2025 · Developments in the music market: AI and copyright, contractual practices, music streaming

Meeting with Emma Rafowicz (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Dec 2024 · Musique

Meeting with Hannes Heide (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views on cultural policy

Meeting with Kristian Vigenin (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Oct 2024 · AI and copyright

Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views

Meeting with Niklas Nienass (Member of the European Parliament) and

8 Jun 2023 · Stakeholder meeting: European music streaming sector

Meeting with Domènec Ruiz Devesa (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

24 Apr 2023 · INL EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

29 Oct 2018 · Copyright

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics) and

5 Jul 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner) and

2 May 2016 · Fair remuneration of authors

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and

2 Mar 2016 · Copyright

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and

18 Feb 2016 · copyright

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

25 Jan 2016 · Copyright, platforms

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

11 Sept 2015 · TTIP

Meeting with Pauline Rouch (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

8 Dec 2014 · Digital Single Market