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Bundesverband der Tabakwirtschaft und neuartiger Erzeugnisse

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Bundesverband der Tabakwirtschaft und neuartiger Erzeugnisse appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€500,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Bundesverband der Tabakwirtschaft und neuartiger Erzeugnisse (BVTE) vertritt und fördert produktübergreifend die Interessen der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette der Branche für das Rauchen, Dampfen sowie oralen Tabak- und Nikotingenuss: - der Hersteller, Zulieferer und Distributoren klassischer Tabakerzeugnisse wie Zigaretten, Feinschnitt/Rauchtabak, Kautabak, Schnupftabak, Tabak zum oralen Gebrauch, Zigarren/Zigarillos, Pfeifen- und Wasserpfeifentabak und von deren Verbänden; - der Hersteller, Zulieferer und Distributoren neuartiger…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party480%
Renew Europe120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
2
2025
2

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

Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Svenja Hahn
1 meeting · Renew
Andrea Wechsler
1 meeting · EPP
Oliver Schenk
1 meeting · EPP
Angelika Niebler
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
28 Jan 2025Andrea WechslerEU Consumer Policy
24 Jan 2025Svenja HahnExchange on Green Claims
22 Nov 2024Oliver SchenkEntwurf einer Ratsempfehlung zu rauch- und aerosolfreien Umgebungen
30 Jan 2024Angelika NieblerEU health policy
6 Oct 2021Jens GiesekeAustausch zur Europapolitik

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