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Continental AG

Company · Transport & automotive · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Continental AG appears in 36 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

36
declared meetings
with current MEPs
17
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people.”

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“The Tires business area focuses on the development, production and distribution of tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, two-wheel vehicles and specialty applications, as well as related services and digital solutions such as tire monitoring and tire management systems for fleet operators. These activities address mobility-related requirements including safety, efficiency and sustainability. ContiTech operates as an industrial business area focused on the development and manufacture of components, systems and solutions made from rubber, plastics, metal, textile and electronic materials for customers in industrial and automotive-related sectors.”

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 Party2056%
Socialists & Democrats1028%
Renew Europe514%
Greens/EFA13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
2
2022
4
2023
4
2024
8
2025
11
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

Marion Walsmann
6 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
5 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
5 meetings · S&D
Bernd Lange
3 meetings · S&D
Andreas Glück
3 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 May 2026Jens GiesekeAutomotive Omnibus
15 Apr 2026Andreas GlückEnvironment and Climate Policy
10 Mar 2026Tiemo WölkenMade in Europe
10 Mar 2026Marion WalsmannStrategische Autonomie, Automotive Omnibus und europäischer Präferenz
3 Mar 2026Tiemo WölkenAustausch zu Datenpolitik
10 Feb 2026Marion WalsmannAutomotive Omnibus
21 Jan 2026Christian DoleschalHandelspolitische Agenda
13 Nov 2025Paulo CunhaTire manufacturing
12 Nov 2025Andreas GlückDeforestation Regulation
10 Nov 2025Jens GiesekeEnd of Life Vehicles
2 Oct 2025Tiemo WölkenEUDR
16 Jul 2025Marion WalsmannAccess to In-Vehicle Data
1 Jul 2025Jens GiesekeAltfahrzeug­verordnung
17 Jun 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenCurrent challenges for the tyre industry
17 Jun 2025Christian DoleschalGeneral Economic Outlook Europe, Germany and Bavaria

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