European Federation of Magazine Publishers

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Xavier Bouckaert is President of EMMA and has held the position since September 2017. Xavier has been actively involved in EMMA as the Chairman of its Corporate Advisory Group and as EMMA Board Member between 2013 and 2017. As a driver of change and innovation in his own media company, Mr. Bouckaert has also a deep knowledge of European politics.

Xavier has been CEO at Roularta Media Group IV since January 7, 2016. Before, he has been the Chief Operating Officer for Roularta Media Group NV since December 2009 and serves as Director of Magazines since 2009. Mr. Bouckaert joined RMG in 2005 as a Company Lawyer and Coordinator of Controlling. He is a Licentiate in Law and Civil-Law Notary. [2]

There are three Honorary Vice-Presidents.

Rik de Nolf, Board member of Roularta Media Group in Belgium. Rik was born in Roeselare in 1949 and holds a degree in Law (RUG). He is involved since 1972 in the media group that funded his father Willy De Nolf (+ 1981) in 1954.

He started as publisher of the magazines Roularta and became in 1981 managing director and CEO of the group. He is also chairman of the "Supervision Council" [Conseil de Surveillance] of the Express Group / Roularta in Paris and President of the Flemish Media Company.

Meanwhile, Roularta grown into a multi-media group with operations in Belgium (2/3 of turnover), France (nearly 1/3 of turnover), but also in the Netherlands, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia.

In Belgium, the major division "Free Press" is composed of the Streekkrant, The Sunday and Steps, with regional editions in the whole Dutch-speaking Belgium. With a major magazine activity Roularta also launched a new series of news and lifestyle magazines always in both languages such as Knack, Le Vif / L'Express, Trends, Soccer / Foot Magazine but also the monthly magazines Nest, Plus, and others BtoC and BtoB magazines. The group also holds 50% shares in the Vlaamse Media Maatschappij (VTM, 2be, Jim TV, VTM Kzoom, Q Music, Joe FM) and the TV channel (N/ F) Channel Z / Canal Z.

In France, the weeklies L'Express and Point de Vue and the monthly magazines L'Expansion, L'Entreprise, MieuxVivre Votre Argent, Studio / Cine Live, Classica, Lira, Cote Sud, Cote Ouest, Cote Est, Cote Paris, MaisonMagazine, Maison Française, Ideat, L'Etudiant constitute some of the group publications.

Roularta reduces its own expenditure and prints numerous other publications in Roeselare. Indeed, Roularta Printing is the largest printing company in the country.

Jens Henneberg is executive vice president and editorial director at Bonnier Publication - the largest magazine publisher in the Nordic countries with more than 40 titles in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. Bonnier Publications has headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Jens Henneberg holds a degree in journalism from the Danish School of Journalism and was editor in chief of the flagship title Science Illustrated before taking his current position.

Lars Joachim Rose is currently the Chairman of Media Group, KLAMBT. Lars was born in Speyer Germany on 5 August 1969. He has a degree in law having studied law at the University of Heidelberg in Germany

In 1996 Lars joined Sonnerverlag GmbH in Baden-Baden Germany. Here he was a legal assessor, an assistant to the executive management. His position at Sonnenverlag GmbH involved the taking on of responsibilities in both object and publishing house management.

Later, in 1999, Lars was appointed as the general manager of Sonnenverlag GmbH. Then operating as Sonnenverlag GmbH, it has since been better known as Sonnenverlag GmbH & Co. KG Germany.

Not too long after, in 2001, Lars was appointed as the managing partner of Klambt-Verlag GmbH & Cie. Since then, Mr Rose has also been at the head of Media group KLAMBT, as its chairman.[3]

EMMA Executive Director - Max von Abendroth

Max von Abendroth is the Executive Director of the European Magazine Media Association, EMMA, in Brussels, representing 15.000 press publishers across Europe. In 2012 Max initiated the Future Media Lab. , a think tank linking media innovation and public policy (www.futuremedialab.org). He is co-founder and director of the start-up "Accelerating European Media Innovation and Insight", AEMII. Max sits on the Board of Fondation EURACTIV #Media4EU. Prior to joining EMMA, he worked at the German Association of Magazine Publishers, VDZ, in Germany. He holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from Witten/Herdecke University, Germany.[4]

Joy De Looz-Corswarem joined EMMA in September 2016 as EU Affairs Manager. She holds a LLM degree in European law from Maastricht University (The Netherlands) and has been working in the copyright field before joining EMMA.

Marie De Cordier joined EMMA in January 2017 as an EU legal advisor. She holds a master's degree in International Corporate Law from the university of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a master's degree in International and European law from the University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour (UPPA).

Karin Fleming joined EMMA in October 2012, after having completed an internship there in 2011. She is highly involved in the organisation of EMMA's think tank, the Future Media Lab. Karin has a Master's in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium and bachelor's degree in Journalism from Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York (USA).

Freedom to communicate commercially is a part of freedom of speech. It is often claimed that consumers must be protected through regulation on advertising for food, alcohol, medicines, toys, cars, etc.; bans and restrictions on the advertising of everyday products that every consumer can access freely in the EU will not be accepted by publishers.

Publishers require legal certainty, as regards defamation and private rights issues, in an age of more cross-border sales and the global nature of the internet. Country of origin is the only solution.

Freedom of Expression is the basis for Freedom of the Press, and consequently a central pillar of a publisher's raison d'être. FAEP defends the freedom of expression, thus promoting pluralism and diversity and ensuring that Europe's periodical press sector remains free.

Publishers encourage adequate protection and reward for those who invest in creativity. Therefore, the enforcement of copyright and strong enforcement of anti-piracy laws and introduction of the work for hire principle across the EU is supported by the periodical press.

Regulation that promotes the development of the digital economy, and does not thwart innovation, provides the right framework for a prospering publishing sector in the EU. Publishers demand technology neutral and level playing field as regards data use and protection.

Publishers reject the taxation of reading. A literate and informed population is vital to a "knowledge society". The costs of illiteracy outweighs the revenues raised by taxing reading.

• VÖZ - Verband Österreichischer Zeitungen
• ÖZV - Österreichischer Zeitschriften- und Fachmedien-Verband
• THE PPRESS
• UPP - Union des Editeurs de la Presse Périodique[5]
• UVDT- Czech Publishers Association
• Danske Medier
• FPPA - Aikakausmedia
• FNPS - Fédération Nationale de la Presse d'Information Spécialisée
• SEPM- Le Syndicat des éditeurs de la presse magazine
• VDZ - Verband Deutscher Zeitschriftenverleger
• HUEPP - Hellenic Union of Editors of Periodical Press
• Magazine Publishers of Greece
• Magazines Ireland
• Federazione Italiana Editori Giornali
• Magazine Media Associatie
• The Norwegian Specialized Press Association
• IWP - Polish Chamber of Press Publishers
• Associação Portuguesa de Imprensa
• ARI - Asociación de Revistas de Informacion
• Sveriges Tidskrifter - Swedish Magazine Publishers Association
• PPA - Periodical Publishers Association

• Distripress
• FIPP
• European Business Press

• Sappi Fine Paper Europe