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Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands eV

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

As of 9 September 2026, Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands eV appears in 39 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

39
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€3.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
19.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Der Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands, VÖB, ist ein Spitzenverband der deutschen Kreditwirtschaft. Er vertritt die Interessen von 64 Mitgliedern, darunter die Landesbanken sowie die Förderbanken des Bundes und der Länder. Die Mitgliedsinstitute des VÖB haben eine Bilanzsumme von rund 3.200 Milliarden Euro und bilden damit etwa ein Drittel des deutschen Bankenmarktes ab. Die öffentlichen Banken nehmen ihre Verantwortung für Mittelstand,…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 39 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1949%
Socialists & Democrats1231%
Renew Europe410%
Greens/EFA38%
The Left13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (23 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
1
2022
0
2023
3
2024
5
2025
23
2026
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

Markus Ferber
5 meetings · EPP
René Repasi
5 meetings · S&D
Christian Ehler
5 meetings · EPP
Marion Walsmann
4 meetings · EPP
Ralf Seekatz
3 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jun 2026René RepasiAustausch zu europapolitischen Themen: Verbriefungen, EU Inc., Wettbewerbsfähigkeit von Banken
3 Jun 2026Markus FerberCompetitiveness of the Banking Industry
2 Jun 2026Joachim StreitCurrent situation on financial markets
21 Apr 2026Gerben-Jan GerbrandySFDR
24 Feb 2026Ralf SeekatzDigitaler Euro
24 Feb 2026Svenja HahnAI Act industry roundtable hosted by MEP Svenja HAHN
6 Nov 2025Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
2 Oct 2025Christian EhlerGeneral exchange
23 Sep 2025Sabrina ReppRegional Policy
23 Sep 2025Matthias EckeMehrjähriger Finanzrahmen 2028-2034
23 Sep 2025Christian DoleschalMFR und Kohäsionspolitik
4 Sep 2025Marion WalsmannOmnibus I
3 Sep 2025René RepasiVerbriefungsvorschläge der Kommission
3 Sep 2025Markus FerberSecuritisation
3 Sep 2025Rasmus AndresenVerbriefungen

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