In 1991 the Chief Executives and Chairmen of 12 European print publishing companies met in Amsterdam to address their growing concerns about legislation emanating from the European Commission in Brussels. They founded the European Publishers' Council as a senior group to consult and act on matters of importance to the media.

By 2009 the group has grown to 28 Chairmen and Chief Executives of major media groups which now represent not only the Press - newspapers, magazines, books and journals but also TV, Cable, Satellite, Radio and Online publishing in a Europe transformed by the progress of the European Union itself and by the exponential development of global communications.

The EPC is not a Trade Association. It is a high level, widely recognized force, chaired by a former Prime Minister of Portugal, which makes its voice heard on matters affecting the media worldwide. A list of Members is available at www.epceurope.org