European Media Lobbies and Governance

European governance, according to the European Commission, refers to rules, processes, and behavior that affect the way in which powers are exercised at the European level, particularly in regard to openness, participation, accountability, effectiveness, and coherence. Media governance in Europe involves a number of stakeholders including regional and national governments, politicians and media regulators, transnational organizations such as the European Commission, the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers, and European Courts, and finally European media interest groups and other representatives of civil society. About 40 media-related interest groups based in Brussels influence media governance at a European level as well as at national and global levels. This entry attempts to map the field of European media governance interest groups.