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Lobby organisation

Bundesverband der Zigarrenindustrie e.V.

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

As of 9 September 2026, Bundesverband der Zigarrenindustrie e.V. appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€25,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Defend the interests of it`s members and provide informations. Most members are SMEs and family-owened. Members produce, import or distribute cigars and cigarillos.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party778%
Renew Europe222%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2024
3
2025
6

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

Verena Mertens
2 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Markus Ferber
1 meeting · EPP
Ralf Seekatz
1 meeting · EPP

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 Nov 2025Joachim StreitEU cigar production
26 Nov 2025Verena MertensTabaksteuerrichtlinie
26 Nov 2025Andreas GlückTabaksteuerrichtlinie
25 Nov 2025Norbert LinsEigenmittelstrategie
25 Nov 2025Markus FerberTobacco Taxation Directive
14 Nov 2025Christian DoleschalVerbraucherschutz und aktuelle wirtschaftspolitische Situation
11 Dec 2024Verena MertensIntroductory Meeting
25 Sep 2024Lukas MandlCompetitiveness
3 Sep 2024Ralf SeekatzAllgemeiner Austausch

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