European Association of Directory and Database Publishers

The European Association of Directory and Database Publishers, known as EADP, was founded in 1966. EADP is the key representative for the European directory and database publishing sector. As such, EADP has 180 members from 36 countries and represents the interests of some 340 directory publishers. The associations members and affiliate members include publishers and stakeholders from the industry such as suppliers and vendors. It is based in Brussels.

EADP's activities include:


 * Maintaining an up-to-date member directory
 * Facilitating an annual congress and a separate annual conference
 * Monitoring EU legal activities of relevance to the industry
 * Compiling an annual statistical report and benchmarking studies

The North American counterpart to the EADP is the Yellow Pages Association (YPA).