Spotify

Spotify is a global audio streaming subscription service, providing on-demand access to over 100 million music tracks and over 5 million podcasts to more than 675 million users, including 263 million subscribers in more than 180 markets.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Emmanuelle Du Chalard (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

30 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on copyright

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

30 Sept 2025 · Digital legislation

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

12 Jun 2025 · EU digital policy

Meeting with Manuela Ripa (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jun 2025 · Audiovisual Media Policy

Meeting with Egelyn Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath), Fiona Knab-Lunny (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

11 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Deputy Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

30 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on DMA, copyright, and AI

Meeting with Max Uebe (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu), Miron Podgorean (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu) and DarwinAssociates

9 Apr 2025 · Regulation of gatekeeping

Meeting with Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Head of Unit Justice and Consumers)

9 Apr 2025 · Digital Fairness Act (DFA)

Meeting with Egelyn Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

31 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act

Meeting with Agata Gerba (Head of Unit Trade)

13 Mar 2025 · Discussion of current affairs and US policies

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

25 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the field of digital policies, including DMA, AI Act and copyright.

Meeting with Glenn Micallef (Commissioner) and

25 Feb 2025 · Introductory meeting with Spotify

Meeting with Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President) and

25 Feb 2025 · Fostering a more competitive and innovation-friendly digital environment in Europe

Meeting with Olivier Guersent (Director-General Competition)

25 Feb 2025 · Discussion of the Commission's enforcement of the DMA

Meeting with Anna Vernet (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez), Sean Mernagh (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez)

4 Feb 2025 · DMA enforcement and competition issues in relation to digital gatekeepers.

Meeting with Peter Berz (Head of Unit Trade)

30 Jan 2025 · Meeting (conference call) DG TRADE/Spotify: Implementation of Canada’s modernised Online Streaming Act, Thursday 30 January 2025 17h-17h45 CET - WebEx DG TRADE: Peter Berz, Ewa Krauza, José González de Chaves (F/1), Jan Saver (B/2), Nina Baumeiste

Meeting with Emma Rafowicz (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jan 2025 · Musique

Meeting with Dóra Dávid (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2024 · Event: shaping the future of tech and music in Europe

Meeting with Laurence Farreng (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2024 · Déjeuner sur la musique en streaming

Meeting with Arba Kokalari (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2024 · Music and tech (roundtable)

Meeting with Maria Guzenina (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Nov 2024 · CULT priorities

Meeting with Zoltán Tarr (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · EU Competitiveness and Promotion of Cultural and Creative Industries

Meeting with Sunčana Glavak (Member of the European Parliament) and DarwinAssociates

13 Nov 2024 · Challenges of the audio streaming and media service industry, defragmentation of the market, overregulation

Meeting with Marco Squarta (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2024 · Introduction meeting and discussion about artificial intelligence and copyright directive

Meeting with Zala Tomašič (Member of the European Parliament) and NOVE

22 Oct 2024 · Music Streaming Industry

Meeting with Sandro Gozi (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2024 · Digital economy

Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2024 · Priorities new legislature

Meeting with Marion Walsmann (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2024 · Artifical intelligence

Meeting with Hannes Heide (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views on cultural policy

Meeting with Laura Ballarín Cereza (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · Digital priorities for the mandate 2024-2029

Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

2 Jul 2024 · European Media Freedom act

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

20 Jun 2024 · EU streaming market, transparency and remuneration to the music industry

Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

7 May 2024 · Platforms regulation; copyright

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova), Sophie Alexandrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova)

5 Mar 2024 · Music streaming Renumeration of creators Visibility of European content

Meeting with Andreas Schwab (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Feb 2024 · Digitalpolitik

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

24 Jan 2024 · consumers

Meeting with Sonya Gospodinova (Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova)

11 Jan 2024 · Remuneration of artists and discoverability of content

Meeting with Sara Skyttedal (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Dec 2023 · Conditions for authors in the European music streaming market

Meeting with Arba Kokalari (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Sept 2023 · Digital Policy

Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2023 · European audio streaming market

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

5 Jul 2023 · Discussion on the AI Act

Meeting with Rob Rooken (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

28 Jun 2023 · Music streaming

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

8 Jun 2023 · Stakeholder meeting: European music streaming sector

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

24 May 2023 · Digital Services Act, Artificial Intelligence Act

Meeting with Irena Joveva (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Apr 2023 · European Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

16 Mar 2023 · AI

Meeting with Petra Kammerevert (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

9 Mar 2023 · Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

17 Feb 2023 · Introductory meeting, DMA, copyright and media policy

Meeting with Kosma Złotowski (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Microsoft Corporation

15 Feb 2023 · Artificial Intelligence Act

Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Feb 2023 · Staff Level: Annual Competition Policy Report and DMA

Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Feb 2023 · Exchange of views on the Music Streaming Report and MFA

Meeting with Ilan De Basso (Member of the European Parliament) and

11 Jan 2023 · Event

Meeting with Ramona Strugariu (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

10 Jan 2023 · European Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jan 2023 · DMA - Rapport Politique concurrence

Meeting with Alex Agius Saliba (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Nov 2022 · EU's digital and cultural agenda, including the DSA and DMA implementation and the proposed Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 Nov 2022 · Digital Services Act (DSA)

Meeting with Arba Kokalari (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Nov 2022 · Digital policy

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Nov 2022 · Digital files

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President) and

7 Sept 2022 · Issues within competition portfolio.

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)

7 Sept 2022 · Digital Services Act and EMFA

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

7 Sept 2022 · Compliance with DSA and DMA

Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

29 Jul 2022 · European Media Freedom Act

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

14 Jul 2022 · Preparation of the September meeting with CEO

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

12 Nov 2021 · DSA/DMA

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

28 Sept 2021 · Data Services Act

Meeting with Gints Freimanis (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

16 Jun 2021 · Digital levy

Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

11 May 2021 · Digital Services Act (DSA)

Meeting with Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and

9 Feb 2021 · DMA

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and

25 Jan 2021 · Commission’s priorities for digital and industrial policy in 2021

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

12 Nov 2020 · Digital agenda

Meeting with Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

28 Oct 2020 · DSA and DMA

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

23 Oct 2020 · DSA

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

18 Sept 2020 · Digital Services Act, gatekeeper platforms regulation

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

1 Jul 2020 · DSA, gatekeepers regulation, content moderation

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

17 Apr 2020 · General presentation of the activities of the organisation

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

22 Jan 2020 · Digital services act; platform policy

Meeting with Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics), Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

8 Apr 2019 · brief you on developments, our priorities for the next Commission, and inform you of an initiative that we are taking in view of the European elections

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

2 Apr 2019 · dossiers numériques et priorités

Meeting with Andrea Almeida Cordero (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

18 Feb 2019 · Women in Digital

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

5 Feb 2019 · private lunch with Katarina Berg, Spotify's Chief Human Resources Officer

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

17 Jan 2019 · Copyright

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

17 Dec 2018 · DSM

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

17 Jul 2018 · Digital single Market

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

13 Jul 2018 · current EU policies / HR policy - diversity and inclusion

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

20 Mar 2018 · Platforms

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

20 Mar 2018 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

15 Mar 2018 · plateform-to-business et taxation du numérique

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union) and

7 Mar 2018 · Meeting to discuss digital taxation

Meeting with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner) and

7 Mar 2018 · Meeting to discuss digital taxation (also with representatives from Deezer and Volumental)

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

9 Feb 2018 · Exchange of views on digital taxation

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

2 Feb 2018 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

9 Jan 2018 · DSM; platforms; European culture

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

9 Jan 2018 · Exchange of views on digital taxation

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

9 Jan 2018 · Platforms, startups, taxation

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and

9 Jan 2018 · Regulation of digital markets and new deal for consumers

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

9 Jan 2018 · Taxation in the Digital Single Market

Meeting with David Boublil (Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici)

9 Jan 2018 · Meeting to discuss Commission's digital taxation proposal

Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

21 Nov 2017 · Online platforms

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

21 Nov 2017 · B2B relations with Platforms

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

20 Oct 2017 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

17 Oct 2017 · Platform to Business Initiative

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

17 Oct 2017 · Platforms

Meeting with Anna Herold (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

17 Oct 2017 · DSM

Meeting with Eric Peters (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

16 Oct 2017 · platforms

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

20 Sept 2017 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

11 Jul 2017 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

1 Jun 2017 · platforms, copyright, geoblocking

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

7 Apr 2017 · online platforms and geoblocking

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

22 Feb 2017 · Music streaming business model and obstacles to growth

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

19 Jan 2017 · Online platforms

Meeting with Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics), Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

11 Jan 2017 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová), Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

12 Jul 2016 · Copyright reform

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

12 Jul 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Kamila Kloc (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

7 Jun 2016 · Platforms, geoblocking

Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

26 May 2016 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Andrus Ansip (Vice-President) and

27 Apr 2016 · Platforms

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

27 Apr 2016 · DSM

Meeting with Kristalina Georgieva (Vice-President)

26 Apr 2016 · 16:30 Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Ms Ana Palacio, former Foreign Affairs Minister of Spain, and Mr Martin Lorentzon, Chairman of the Board & Co-Founder of Spotify.

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip) and Albright Stonebridge Group LLC

9 Dec 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

18 Jun 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

17 Jun 2015 · DSM

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

21 Apr 2015 · Copyright

Meeting with Anna Herold (Digital Economy)

19 Mar 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

19 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

18 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market and Consumer Protection files

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and SALESAS TRES CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS

18 Mar 2015 · Music industry in the EU and US

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

17 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market