Senior Advisor Axel Springer Public Affairs (Part Time)
CurrentEU Media Policy Expert focusing on current regulatory issues with relevance to the publishing sector and specific company activities.Involvement in the internal and external coordination of goals and arguments, supporting the work of associations in the outlining of positions and concerns to the European Commission and the European Parliament, as well as to the relevant government levels of the 27 EU Member States.Key AchievementsEU-Copyright Directive: Involvement and support of the European press publishers' associations in achieving EU-wide regulation on intellectual property protection, which resulted in the EU Copyright Directive adopted by the EU Council and EU Parliament in 2016. The resulting implementation of effective national regulation in the 27 EU member states is a still ongoing process that is now also the subject of regulatory efforts in Australia, Canada, the USA and other countries. DMA and DSA: Involvement and support of European press publishers' associations in the advocacy of specific industry concerns on the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA), effective from 2023.