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DEKRA e.V.

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

As of 7 November 2026, DEKRA e.V. appears in 21 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

21
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€700k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for 100 years. Founded in 1925 in Berlin, it is today one of the world’s leading providers of testing, inspection and certification services. In 2025, DEKRA generated revenue of approximately 4.4 billion Euros. The company currently employs approximately 48,000 people in over 60 countries on all five continents.”

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“With qualified and independent expert services, they work for safety on the road, at work and at home. These services range from vehicle inspection and expert appraisals to claims services, industrial and building inspections, safety consultancy, testing and certification of products and systems, as well as training courses and temporary work.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 21 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party733%
Greens/EFA733%
Renew Europe314%
Socialists & Democrats314%
The Left15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
2
2020
1
2021
3
2022
0
2023
1
2024
0
2025
8
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
3 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
2 meetings · EPP
Tilly Metz
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Michael Bloss
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Valérie Hayer
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Sep 2026Markus FerberAutomotive Omnibus
3 Sep 2026Michael BlossAutomotive Package
3 Jun 2026Michael BlossAutomotive Package
4 May 2026Marianne VindRoadworthiness Package
2 Feb 2026Markus FerberRoadworthiness Package
28 Jan 2026Valérie HayerPolitique commerciale de l'UE
11 Dec 2025Sérgio GonçalvesRoadworthiness Package
6 Nov 2025Elena KountouraMeeting with DEKRA representative
21 Oct 2025Jens GiesekeRoadworthiness Package
15 Oct 2025Asger ChristensenRoadworthiness package
30 Sep 2025Jens GiesekeRoadworthiness-Package
12 Jun 2025Markus FerberEU Roadworthiness Package
29 Apr 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: DACH-Tech
14 Jan 2025Delara BurkhardtGreen Claims
4 Oct 2023Marion WalsmannToy Safety Regulation

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