MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Bauer Media Group (Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG)

Business / industry · Media & publishing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Bauer Media Group (Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG) appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We are a media business focused on creating content that matters to millions of people across Europe. Our offer covers print and online publishing, audio broadcasting and entertainment, Out of Home advertising, and investments in other media related sectors. We are one of Europe’s largest Publishers, with almost 500 million copies sold each year. From women’s and celebrities’ magazines and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party133%
Renew Europe133%
Socialists & Democrats133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2026–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). All meetings were in one calendar year.

2026
3

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

Matthias Ecke
1 meeting · S&D
Ana Vasconcelos
1 meeting · Renew
Pilar del Castillo Vera
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Jun 2026Ana VasconcelosDNA
8 Apr 2026Pilar del Castillo VeraDigital Policy
10 Mar 2026Matthias EckeDigital Networks Act

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