European Games Developer Federation
Acronym: EGDF
General Information
Identification Code: 57235487137-80
Website: http://www.egdf.eu/
Entity Form: SME/Association (Ekonomisk Förening)
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 11/14/2011
Last Update: 2/4/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: The European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) is committed to the stimulation and development of a stable, vibrant and creative European games development sector that is competitive globally and recognized culturally. The EGDF will act to advance the political and economic interests of the European computer and video games industry by providing a platform for collaboration and discussion between European institutions and game developers.
EGDF unites national trade associations representing game developer studios based 22 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdoms. Altogether, through its members, EGDF represents more than 2500 game developer studios, most of them SMEs, employing more than 35000 people.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Budget
- Business and industry
- Climate action
- Communication
- Competition
- Consumers
- Culture
- Culture and media
- Digital economy and society
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Enlargement
- Environment
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Migration and asylum
- Regional policy
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Sport
- Taxation
- Trade
- Youth
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: Games as cultural products and services, fundamental freedoms, state aid rules, European research funding, European funding for audiovisual media, digital agenda, audiovisual media policies, innovation policy, trade negotiations, immigration, telecommunication policies, copyright, platform regulation, VAT, corporate taxation, consumer protection, protection of minors, data protection, ePrivacy and AI regulation
Communication Activities: EGDF white paper on How to Enable Digital Growth in Europe can be accessed here: http://www.egdf.eu/documentation/egdf/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: European Games Developer Federation Ekonomisk Förening (EGDF)c/o DATASPELSBRANSCHEN
Post Code: 118 65
City: Stockholm
Country: SWEDEN
Phone:
Indic Phone: 358
Phone Number: 407163640
EU Office
Address: EGDF, Eteläranta, 10
City: Helsinki
Country: FINLAND
Phone:
Indic Phone: 358
Phone Number: 407163640
Financial Data
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Total Budget: 0
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Membership Information
Members25 Percent: 2
Members50 Percent: 1
Members: 3
Members F T E: 1
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.egdf.eu/about/
Organisation Members: European Internet Forum: https://www.internetforum.eu
Coalition for App Fairness: https://appfairness.org
Current Job Opportunities
Senior Policy Officer - European Games Developer Federation
European Games Developer Federation
mid-levelBrussels, BelgiumFull-time-time
Posted: 9/23/2025
mid-levelBrussels, Francefull-time
Posted: 8/21/2025