Association of European Radios
Acronym: AER
General Information
Identification Code: 6822083232-32
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Entity Form: European Economic Interest Grouping - EEIG
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 7/23/2008
Last Update: 2/19/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1
Mission & Interests
Goals: The Association of European Radios (AER) is the Europe-wide trade body for commercial radio, representing the interests of companies operating thousands of commercial radio stations to the EU Institutions. AER promotes the development of commercially-funded radio broadcasting in Europe, by ensuring a fair and sustainable economic framework for radio so it can continue to thrive.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Borders and security
- Communication
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Food safety
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Sport
- Taxation
- Trade
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: They include: the European Media Freedom Act, the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, the Media and Audiovisual Action Plan, the European Democracy Action Plan, advertising and consumer protection related proposals and consultations (Consumer Credit Directive, ePrivacy, political advertising, etc.), legislation on Copyright (Collective Rights Managements and Term Directives etc.) and consultation (Targeted consultation on the conditions for the remuneration of music performers and record producers from third (non-EU) countries for recorded music played in the EU), spectrum related proposals and consultations (Radio Spectrum Policy Programme and Radio Spectrum Policy Group Opinion on ITU-R World Radiocommunication Conference 2023), European Commission's policies towards tackling the spread of online Disinformation and funding, telecoms and network fees, including exploratory consultation on the future of the electronic communications sector, social dialogue in the audiovisual sector, generative artificial intelligence, cookie pledge.
Communication Activities: AER organises an annual conference often dealing with the issues presented above under "Main EU initiatives, policies and legislative files currently followed by your organisation". Last AER annual conference was held in the European Parliament in 2019.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Square de Meeûs 35
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Square de Meeûs 35
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1.25
Info Members: The AER Secretariat is supported on a part-time basis by Europe Analytica since March 2021.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.aereurope.org/aer-members-eu/
Organisation Members: European Advertising Standards Alliance
European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
European Internet Forum
WorldDAB Forum
Advertising Information Group
Wider Spectrum Group
Representative in the European Social Dialogue for the Audiovisual sector
Observer in World Intellectual Property Organisation
Partner with UNESCO World Radio Day
Partner with Radiodays Europe