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Lobby organisation

Bundesverband deutscher Banken e.V.

Business / industry · Finance · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Bundesverband deutscher Banken e.V. appears in 36 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

36
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
€2.2M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
16.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Bundesverband deutscher Banken, der die Interessen der privaten Banken vertritt, wurde im Jahre 1951 in Köln gegründet. Er repräsentiert rund 150 private Banken, sieben Mitgliedsverbände und rund 20 FinTechs (außerordentliche Mitglieder). Die dem Verband angeschlossenen Institute stehen miteinander in intensivem Wettbewerb. Die Bandbreite reicht von großen bis kleinen, von weltweit operierenden bis regionalen, von universell tätigen bis auf einzelne…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 36 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1953%
Socialists & Democrats925%
Renew Europe411%
European Conservatives & Reformists26%
Greens/EFA26%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
2
2021
3
2022
5
2023
3
2024
7
2025
8
2026
7

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

Markus Ferber
5 meetings · EPP
Ralf Seekatz
5 meetings · EPP
René Repasi
3 meetings · S&D
Marion Walsmann
2 meetings · EPP
Svenja Hahn
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
27 Aug 2026Hildegard BenteleCRM Policy
14 Jul 2026Markus FerberMISP
21 Apr 2026Gerben-Jan GerbrandySFDR
24 Feb 2026Ralf SeekatzDigitaler Euro
24 Feb 2026Svenja HahnAI Act industry roundtable hosted by MEP Svenja HAHN
12 Feb 2026Marion WalsmannMittelstandspolitik
13 Jan 2026Markus FerberSecuritisation
17 Dec 2025Giovanni CrosettoSecuritisation Framework
5 Nov 2025Giovanni CrosettoSecuritisation Framework
23 Sep 2025Ralf SeekatzVerbriefung
22 May 2025Marion WalsmannPKM-Frühstück zu Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
22 May 2025Markus FerberWettbewerbsfähigkeit
30 Apr 2025Arba KokalariAI in Financial Services
19 Feb 2025René RepasiAustausch zu aktuellen Fragen der europäischen Finanzmarktpolitik
19 Feb 2025Aurore LalucqCommission Work Programme and coming legislative proposals

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