Telecom Leaders meet EVP Virkkunen and EVP Séjourné to advance Europe’s Digital Competitiveness through Resilient Connectivity
Brussels, 24 September 2025 – Yesterday, Connect Europe convened a delegation of CEOs from Europe’s leading connectivity providers for two high-level exchanges with the European Commission: a working breakfast with Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen and a bilateral meeting with Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné.
The executives focused on accelerating Europe’s competitiveness by fostering the right conditions for investment and innovation, enabling the scale required for sustainable digital infrastructure, and promoting simplification as we work to achieve a real telecom single market.
The following industry leaders participated in the meeting: Ana Figueiredo, CEO, MEO; Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, President & CEO, Telenor; Christel Heydemann, CEO, Orange; Dominique Leroy, CEO Europe, Deutsche Telekom; Marc Murtra, Group Chairman & CEO, Telefónica S.A.; Pietro Labriola, CEO, TIM; Thomas Arnoldner, Deputy CEO, A1 Telekom Austria Group; Alessandro Gropelli, Director General, and Steven Tas, Chairman of the Board, Connect Europe.
The connectivity sector’s leaders reaffirmed their commitment to working closely with EU institutions to deliver the infrastructure and services that underpin sustainable growth, resilience and technological leadership.
Read the complete CEO statement Telecom leaders commit to tech leadership for a competitive and secure Europe.