Wikimedia Europe

WMEU

Wikimedia Europe, formerly known as the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU, aims at coordinating mainly the European Wikimedia chapters so they can have a unified and clear position on major legislative and political changes affecting the vision, mission and values of the Wikimedia movement.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Sandro Ruotolo (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

4 Nov 2025 · Position on draft INI

Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament) and FIPRA International SRL

2 Jul 2025 · Omnibus 1 package & simplification efforts

Meeting with Maria Zafra Saura (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath), Maria Zafra Saura (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

28 May 2025 · Data protection, simplification

Meeting with Thomas Schmitz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

6 May 2025 · EUDS

Meeting with Mario Furore (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Mar 2025 · Incontro conoscitivo

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

18 Mar 2025 · Digital policy

Meeting with Egelyn Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath), Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

6 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the Democracy Shield and the Digital Fairness Act

Meeting with Stefano Cavedagna (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Sept 2024 · policy priorities for the new mandate (staff-level)

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2024 · Disinformation related to EU elections

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

23 May 2024 · elections, disinformation

Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and

16 May 2024 · anti-SLAPP

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

12 May 2023 · Political Advertising

Response to 2023 Strategic Foresight Report

28 Feb 2023

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

20 Sept 2021 · Dsa and dma: application to collaborative platforms