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Lobby organisation

Carl Zeiss AG

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Carl Zeiss AG appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Entwicklung, Herstellung, Be- und Verarbeitung und der Vertrieb von optischen, feinmechanischen und optoelektronischen Erzeugnissen sowie Instrumenten und sonstigen Geräten, einschließlich der Erbringung von damit jeweils zusammenhängenden Dienstleistungen.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party655%
Socialists & Democrats327%
Renew Europe218%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024).

2023
1
2024
4
2025
4
2026
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

Andreas Glück
2 meetings · Renew
Matthias Ecke
2 meetings · S&D
Andrea Wechsler
2 meetings · EPP
Oliver Schenk
2 meetings · EPP
Marion Walsmann
1 meeting · EPP

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 Feb 2026Oliver SchenkChips Act 2.0 and industrial policy - roundtable
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus
12 Aug 2025Matthias EckeOptik / Mikroelektronik
26 May 2025Andrea WechslerEU Industry policy
19 Mar 2025Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
6 Mar 2025Raphaël GlucksmannForeign Investments Screening Regulation
10 Dec 2024Matthias EckeIndustrie- und Innovationspolitik
21 Nov 2024Marion WalsmannVorstellung der Arbeit der CZ AG, aktuelle europapolitische Themen
21 Nov 2024Andreas GlückEnvironmental Policy
12 Nov 2024Oliver SchenkPriorities for the next legislative term
14 Jun 2023Andreas GlückPFAS

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