Twenty-two national associations of periodical publishers and 20 European publishing houses. That totals up to 15,000 publishers, most of them SMEs, who publish 50,000 magazine titles across Europe. The European Magazine Media Association () has appointed , founder and CEO of Maison Moderne, which publishes Paperjam and Delano, as its new president.

Koedinger succeeded Roularta CEO Xavier Bouckaert, who was president for six years. The group’s charter is to defend freedom of expression, promote pluralism and diversity, and ensure that the European periodical industry remains competitive and dynamic. Emma supports self-regulatory mechanisms, underpinned by a fair and balanced legal framework. It recalls as often as necessary that the freedom of commercial communication is an integral part of the general principle of freedom of expression. Commercial communications are the driving force behind the majority of periodical publications.

The members of the board of directors are: Gerald Grunberger (Voz and OZV, Austria), Stephan Scherzer (Medienverband der freien Presse, Germany), Marc Dupain (We Media, Belgium), Bojana Bozanic (Croatian Newspaper Publisher’s Association, Croatia), Vaclav Mach (Czech Publishers Association, Czech Republic), Mads Brandstrup (Danske Medier, Denmark), Mikko Hoikka (Aikakeuslehtien Llitto, Finland), Catherine Chagniot (La presse spécialisée, France), Julie Lorimy (Syndicat des éditeurs de la presse magazine, France), Michael Savvakis (Huepp, Greece), Harriet Schrier (MMA, Netherlands), Per Brikt Olsen (Fagpressen, Norway), Jacek Wojtas (Chamber of press publishers, Poland), Joao Palmiero (Apimprensa, Portugal), Yolanda Ausin (Ari, Spain), Eduardo Garcia Guerra (Coneqtia, Spain), Kerstin Neld (Sveriges Tidskrifter, Sweden).

Five people are in charge of the Brussels-based association on a day-to-day basis: Ilias Konteas (executive director), Arianne Carré (legal and policy director), José Guimaraes (in charge of European affairs) and Elisa Elleboudt (office manager).

This article was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.