MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

AWO Bundesverband e.V.

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, AWO Bundesverband e.V. appears in 31 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

31
declared meetings
with current MEPs
15
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Bundesverband vertritt die fachpolitischen Interessen des Gesamtverbandes auf der bundespolitischen und der europäischen Ebene. Er nimmt darüber hinaus die Außenvertretungen in Stiftungen, Hilfswerken, anderen Fachverbänden und Netzwerken auf der nationalen und europäischen Ebene wahr.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 31 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats2374%
Greens/EFA723%
Renew Europe13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2024).

2019
1
2020
1
2021
3
2022
1
2023
5
2024
11
2025
8
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Birgit Sippel
7 meetings · S&D
Jens Geier
4 meetings · S&D
Alexandra Geese
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Gabriele Bischoff
3 meetings · S&D
Delara Burkhardt
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Jan 2026Jens GeierExchange on Energy Poverty
27 Oct 2025Delara BurkhardtEU budget
10 Jun 2025Jens GeierExchange of views on Priorities of the EP
13 May 2025Birgit SippelExhibition opening "100 Boote, 100 Millionen Menschen"
13 May 2025Erik MarquardtExchange on Migration and event
12 May 2025Birgit SippelPreparation exhibition „100 Boote – 100 Millionen Menschen“
12 May 2025Matthias EckeFlucht und Migration
12 May 2025Tobias CremerEuropäsiche Verteidigungspolitik
23 Jan 2025Birgit SippelExhibition preparation
21 Nov 2024Gabriele BischoffGeneral Exchange
20 Nov 2024Sabrina ReppEU regional development, MFF
17 Oct 2024Cecilia Stradagender-based violence (GBV) prevention, child protection, and the economic empowerment of refugee women, particularly Syrian refugees in Jordan (in the context of the the EU Visitors Programme)
17 Oct 2024Lina GálvezViolence against women
3 Sep 2024Sabrina Reppyouth education
3 Sep 2024Hannes HeidePanel discussion and reception

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