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Live events under threat : How can the EU tackle live piracy?

Wednesday, 30 September 2026
16:00 - 18:00 GMT+2
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Live events under threat Live piracy threatens much more than revenues. It undermines investment in sport, culture and live entertainment, and exposes consumers to risks...      MEP Event 


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Live events under threat

How can the EU tackle live piracy?

📅 Date:
30/09/2026
🕐 Time:
16:00 - 18:00
📍 Location:
Room 5E3, European ParliamentRoom 5E3, European Parliament

About the Event


Live piracy threatens much more than revenues. It undermines investment in sport, culture and live entertainment, and exposes consumers to risks such as fraud, malware and data theft. Yet, despite the EU's 2023 Recommendation on combating online piracy of sports and other live events, the European Commission found that overall levels of live-event piracy had not been considerably tackled. The event will look at the challenges faced on the ground and what further action, including possible legislative measures, could be taken at EU level.


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Hélder SOUSA SILVA

Hélder SOUSA SILVA

MEP   Portugal 

Member of the European Parliament

  EPP  Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)  |   PSD  Partido Social Democrata 
Hélder SOUSA SILVA

Committees

BUDGBudgets
SEDESecurity & Defence (Subcommittee)
CULTCulture & Education

Delegations

CHAIR D-BRDelegation for relations with the Federative Republic of Brazil
DMERDMER Delegation
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER

Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER

MEP   Spain 

Member of the European Parliament

  EPP  Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)  |   PP  Partido Popular 
Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER

Committees

EMPLEmployment & Social Affairs
JURILegal Affairs
REGIRegional Development
HOUSHOUS Committee

Delegations

DPALDPAL Delegation
DMEDDelegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean
Anita DEBAERE

Anita DEBAERE

Director

Pearle* Live Performance Europe

Anita DEBAERE
She is Director of Pearle*-Live Performance Europe, the European sector federation representing over 10,000 live performance organisations. She has led the organisation for more than a decade, previously working in classical music and in an energy company's external relations department.
Pedro BRAVO

Pedro BRAVO

Head of Content Protection

NOS

Pedro BRAVO
He is Head of Content Protection at NOS SGPS, the Portuguese telecommunications and media group. He is also recognised as an EUIPO Observatory expert, specialising in intellectual property policy, brand protection and combating television piracy.
Mark LICHTENHEIN

Mark LICHTENHEIN

Chairman

SROC

Mark LICHTENHEIN
He is Chairman of the Sports Rights Owners Coalition, representing the collective interests of around fifty international and national sports bodies on intellectual property rights issues, with particular focus on the protection of sports broadcasting rights from illegal streaming.
Miruna HEROVANU

Miruna HEROVANU

Executive Director

AAPA

Miruna HEROVANU
She is Executive Director of the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance, appointed in May 2024. She previously directed intellectual property and competition policy at the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand in Europe, and now leads AAPA's cooperation with law enforcement bodies.
Davide D'AURIA

Davide D'AURIA

Head of the Economic Crime Unit

EUROPOL

Davide D'AURIA
He is Head of the Economic Crime Unit at Europol's Financial and Economic Crime Centre. He regularly presents Europol's findings on the links between piracy, counterfeiting and organised crime to EU institutions and industry stakeholders.
Renate NIKOLAY

Renate NIKOLAY

Deputy-Director General

DG Connect

Renate NIKOLAY
She is Deputy Director-General at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, overseeing digital platform regulation. She previously served as Head of Cabinet for Commissioner Věra Jourová and held earlier roles in DG Justice and the European External Action Service.
Nóirín Ní EARCÁIN

Nóirín Ní EARCÁIN

Head of Copyright Section

Irish Presidency

Nóirín Ní EARCÁIN
She is Head of the Copyright Section within the Intellectual Property Unit of Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. She represents Irish copyright policy in EU legislative discussions, including in the context of the upcoming Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Hannes HEIDE

Hannes HEIDE

MEP   Austria 

Member of the European Parliament

  SD  Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament  |   SPÖ  Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs 
Hannes HEIDE

Committees

CULTCulture & Education
REGIRegional Development
LIBECivil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs

Delegations

DPAPDelegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament
DACPDelegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
DAFRDAFR Delegation

Programme


Welcome Address
Helder Sousa Silva | MEP | EPP | Portugal 
Stakeholder testimonies
Anita De Baere | Director | *Pearle 
Pedro Bravo | Head of Content Protection | NOS 
Mark Lichtenhein | Chairman | SROC 
Moderated by Miruna Herovanu | Executive Director | AAPA 
Topics: What tangible scoped and measures should future legislation address
Presentation
Davide D’Auria | Head of the Economic Crime Unit | EUROPOL 
Topics: The link between piracy and organised crime
Keynote speech
Renate Nikolay | Deputy-Director General | DG Connect 
Voices from the co-legislators
Renate Nikolay | Deputy-Director General | DG Connect 
Maravillas Abadía Jover | MEP | EPP | Spain 
Hannes Heide | MEP | S&D | Germany 
Nóirín Ní Earcáin | Irish Presidency | Head of Copyright Section 
Moderated by Mark Lichtenhein | SROC 
Closing Remarks
Maravillas Abadía Jover | MEP | EPP | Spain 

Important – This event is by invitation, and only registered participants will be admitted. Due to capacity constraints, all attendees must register, including those already holding a European Parliament access badge. Registration is mandatory for admission.

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